On 20 Oct 98 at 23:19, TracyTaulman wrote: > Does anybody know of any reasons or disadvantages for using a > crossover cable instead of a hub for a fast ethernet 2 PC LAN? A crossover cable is cheaper than a hub. A hub can handle more than two PCs. A hub *may* include circuitry to work as a repeater, allowing two PCs to be connected at almost twice the distance limit of a crossover. Some high-end hubs support SNMP and/or RS-232 management interfaces -- not something most home users need. > I have done it several times for standard ethernet without any > trouble. Would I see an improvement on transfers and etc. with the > 100mbps instead of the 10mbps I currently have? It seems it might > be time to upgrade based on the price(10/100 PCI cards for $20) if > the speed is noticeable. Peak transfer speeds on 100 Mb/s are in the same ballpark as hard-drive access, so you may be able to reduce future purchases of hard drives. David G ----- PCBUILD mailing list - http://nospin.com Bob Wright:[log in to unmask] - Drew Dunn:[log in to unmask]