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a lot of broadband modems around here have no routing capabilities so a switch won't cut it you would need a router
I would take both and try the switch first to see if you can get IP's on two devices
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Like Skip said, I guess it depends on what deal the carrier got that week on equipment :p
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Wow - that's a lot of interesting information. So - since the speed of the DSL (which actually can go up to 50mbs) is less than 100mbs ethernet, you might as well leave the modem and router at the demarc (near the nid) if you have power there. If the modem doesn't include a router (which you need to serve to do NAT and DHCP for IP address) then add one. Then run ethernet cabling - Cat 5/5e to your first building and put a switch (which many people call a hub) to connect your computers. From that switch, run a cable to your next building and connect another switch to connect your computers.
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If your going bldg to bldg you should use fiber between bldgs , in my opinion anytime Ethernet leaves a bldg it should go to fiber
a switch and a hub are two different devices with different capabilities no matter what some people call them
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Originally posted by skip555:
If your going bldg to bldg you should use fiber between bldgs , in my opinion anytime Ethernet leaves a bldg it should go to fiber
a switch and a hub are two different devices with different capabilities no matter what some people call them A switch has one collision domain per port and a hub is one collision domain for the whole unit (big difference). All traffic on a hub is presented to all ports. In a switch only thetraffic destined for your computer appears at at your port (except for bradcast messages).
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