From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Jun 16 02:08:44 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id CAA23850 for questions-outgoing; Mon, 16 Jun 1997 02:08:44 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ferret (mail@ferret.slip.net [207.171.193.6]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id CAA23844 for ; Mon, 16 Jun 1997 02:08:41 -0700 (PDT) Received: from [207.171.196.169] [207.171.196.169] by ferret with esmtp (Exim 1.61 #2) id 0wdXm8-0006Ij-00; Mon, 16 Jun 1997 02:08:37 -0700 X-Sender: leonard@pop.slip.net (Unverified) Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Mon, 16 Jun 1997 02:10:49 -0800 To: questions@freebsd.org From: Leonard Chung Subject: Are all 8 port 10baseT hubs the same? Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk I'm starting to hook up a network with my FreeBSD system, and need to get a small 8 port hub. I already have a few computers connected on a ThinNet network, so I'm looking at getting a hub with a BNC connector, and possibly an AUI port just in case. Is there any difference between the (many) brands of hubs, or should I just go for the cheapest one I can find? I'm thinking that 8 port 10Mb hubs are hopefully standardized enough now that there isn't a major difference... Also, can anybody recommend a good mail order shop (or tell me which ones to stay away from ;) ? Thanks, Leonard -- Leonard Chung Support the Blue Ribbon Campaign for free speech online () http://www.eff.org/blueribbon.html /\ "Those who will not reason perish in the act. Those who will not act, perish for that reason." - W. H. Auden