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Dennis, Switch has better thruput and less overhead in terms of network packet collisions. There were issues with full-duplex at 100 mbps, but I think that's mostly fixed now. We had trouble connecting to the switch until we made a new cable. The old one worked fine for 10 mbps, but wouldn't connect at all at 100 mbps. We have all the as400s on one switch, so that traffic between systems is point-to-point, which seems to give a little boost to big FTPs and the like. Eric DeLong Sally Beauty Company MIS-Project Manager (BSG) 940-898-7863 or ext. 1863 -----Original Message----- From: Dennis Munro [mailto:DMunro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2003 2:10 PM To: Midrange List (E-mail) Subject: Switch or hub Several years ago when a new building was built & a new network was installed, we plugged the 400's into a switch. After much trial & tribulation, we were told to plug the 400's into a hub. We are about to upgrade all our switches, routers, & hubs to accommodate a new phone system & AT&T dedicated T1's to our two remote mining facilities. The question is: Do I still plug the 400's into a hub or a switch and/or is there a setting that could be changed to allow use to use a switch? In case it makes any difference we currently have 3Com 3000 switches & 3Com dual speed 500 hubs with the router being built into the phone system, which is ten years old. This ancient but still functioning equipment has caused other problems & it will be nice to see it out of here. QoS was something we are not able to currently do but that will change with the new equipment. The equipment we will replace it with will be Cisco 2620 routers, Cisco 3550 and 2950 switches, & no hubs - which is why I'm asking the question in case we still need to have a hub for the 400's. Thanks - Dennis. Dennis Munro "I love deadlines. I especially like the whooshing sound they make as they go flying by." Dilbert's Words Of Wisdom: Badger Mining Corporation www.badgerminingcorp.com dmunro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (920) 361-2388 The information contained in this e-mail message is confidential information intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or the employee or agent responsible to deliver it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify us by telephone, and return the original message to us at the below address via the U.S. Postal Service, and delete it from your computer. Badger Mining Corporation P.O. Box 328 Berlin, WI 54923 920-361-2388 _______________________________________________ This is the Midrange Systems Technical Discussion (MIDRANGE-L) mailing list To post a message email: MIDRANGE-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, visit: http://lists.midrange.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/midrange-l or email: MIDRANGE-L-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives at http://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l.
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