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Byron Wolter <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 4 Mar 2004 23:24:28 -0500
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I have 10 Compaq computers running XP Home and 12 HPs running Windows 98SE. This is in one large classroom. The Compaqs are networked using 100BaseT on a 100BaseTX hub. That all works fine. The HPs are networked running on a 10BaseT hub...and it all works fine. Both networks are TCP/IP. The 100TX hub is  100 only and the 10 hub is 10 only. They can't switch. My question is what is the best way to connect the two networks together? Some of the HPs on the 10mb hub have 10/100 NICs, so they can go either way, but the rest are 10mb only.

Does a router solve the problem? Or, I need to switch to both 100mb hubs and put 100mb NICs in the few PCs that only have 10mb NICs?  I really don't know.

Byron Wolter

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