Who uses network hubs anymore?

[ghostsofgiants]

I remember having one when my family first got high speed internet back in like 1997, but haven't used one since probably 2000.

Crazy customers.

[kedrys]

1. We have a wireless hub

Anywhere between 4 and 6 machines are deployed at any time on our home LAN, so why not. :)

[ghostsofgiants]

6. Well you'd have to pay for additional IP addresses to make a hub work for multiple connections.

Whereas with a router, you wouldn't need to do that.

[kedrys]

14. I think we have both

There'z a mess of wires back there, and we have PCs and Macs and printers and stuff. :shrug:

[Lethe]

2. cheap alternative to a crossover cable

and/or when network performance isnt an issue

edit: i used to work at a place where we routinely needed crossover cables and the IT guy would get pissy if we asked him to make one for us so we just used cheap hubs with normal cables.

[Crabby Appleton]

3. Ethernet switches yes, hubs no.

both at home and at work. Just got 2 Cisco 2960 48-port switches ($3000 each with discount) in at work yesterday and was working on config & setup today.

[Pierre.Suave]

4. Whats the difference between that

and my Airport Extreme Base Station?

[ghostsofgiants]

5. Aren't AirPorts routers?

[Pierre.Suave]

7. Yes

wired and wireless 802.11N wifi router.

[ghostsofgiants]

8. A router has its own DHCP, so it assigns local IP addresses rather than getting multiple public IPs.

[Pierre.Suave]

9. ah, ok...

that makes sense and now I know why I dont have one...

:P

[QueenOfCalifornia]

10. Airport

is wireless and is considered a "router."

[jmowreader]

11. I'm about to buy a whole shitload of Gigabit Ethernet switches...

We are moving into a new building and installing a LOT of new printers, which are all equipped with Gigabit Ethernet ports.

[ghostsofgiants]

12. I meant for home networking purposes.

It'd just be simpler and cheaper to use a router. ($5 a month for each additional IP address.) Plus I hadn't seen a hub in almost a decade, like I said. Forgot they even existed, haah.

[jmowreader]

13. My DSL modem probably has router capability in it...

because sitting immediately downstream from it is a 10/100base-TX switch.