$31 - OvisLink 8 Port Hub - 10Mbs - Retail
$110 - OvisLink 8 Port Hub - 10/100Mbs - Dual Speed - Retail
$329 - OvisLink 8 Port - 10/100Mbs - Switching Hub - Retail
$11 - OvisLink - 10Mbs - 32bit - PCI - Retail
$14 - OvisLink - 10/100Mbs - PCI - Retail
Here are the prices I pulled down from www.ebccomputers.com today.
Sounds like a decision needs to be made on just what you want to do. I
have used other products in the past but can say that ovislink pricing
and quality of their products is outstanding. For example, In my tests
I've found that they outperformed 3Com products at a much cheaper price.
If I was putting a home network together (which I am) I'd go with
something mid range or higher. Perhaps an 8 port dual speed hub with a
10/100 Mbs PCI NIC. My game plan is to purchase the 8 port Switching
Hub for $329 and several 10/100 Mbs cards. I plan on keeping this
network around for awhile :D
So basically it sounds like you need to sit down and decide how much you
can afford and how fast you need it to go.
This ovislink price sounds attractive, but you can do much better than
this for 100BaseT. More like $150 - $200 for linksys or netgear stuff.
charles
On Mon, 17 Jan 2000, Paul Brown wrote:
>
> You need a NIC and a catagory 5 patch cable for each computer and 1
> hub/switch that has enough ports to handle all the patch cables. If
> you buy ovislink then you can put together 3 10BaseT NICs, 3 patch 3'
> cables, and a 8 port hub for roughly $70.00 (not including shipping,
> handling, and taxes). If you want a 100BaseT switching network the you
> can get the 3Com 100BaseT NICs, 3 3' patch cables, and a 100 Mbps, 8 port
> switching hub for just under $500.00 (not including shipping, handling,
> and taxes).
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