>> I have a friend that's got 4 DeskPros and a ProLiant server at work >> running NetWare and they all have PCI 10/100 NICs. He was complaining >> that it felt slow. I noticed that the hub was a plain hub so my question >> is, will replacing the hub with a 10/100 hub speed things up? Is there >> any software involved in making this faster? Hi, It depends on the cards. Some cards are autosensing, and therefore once the hub is changed they will automatically start using the higher rate. Some have other ways of altering it (setup program, jumpers, etc.) Check the manual or web site of the company that makes the cards. HTH, Donald Gaither The PCBUILD web site always needs good submissions. If you would like to contribute to the website, send any hardware tech tips or hardware reviews to: [log in to unmask]