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<BODY>On 17 Aug 2001 11:48:56 +0000, Kenneth Loafman wrote:<pre><FONT COLOR="#1a1973">> Here's one thing to try. Some hubs/switches are not compatible with</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#1a1973">> all NIC's. Surprise, but its true.</FONT></pre>Ok, I am willind to go tet a 10/100 Sitch or hub, I have been wanting to upgrade my hub anyway. I am a little confused, which should I get,a switch or hub? Whats the difference between the two? I went to Comp USA page, and there is a 5 port switch, and there is also a 5 port hub, and they are around the same price. I did not notice if the switch had a uplink port for my cable modem, doe this matter? Thanks.<pre><FONT COLOR="#1a1973"></FONT></pre><TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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