John Aldrich wrote in a message to Bill Dennison:
 JA> JOOC, was that 8-port hub 10Mb or 100 Mb? I'm looking for an
 JA> INEXPENSIVE 6-8 port hub for 100Mb gaming. I know you can
 JA> find 10Mb fairly inexpensively (I think the Boca retails for
 JA> just under $100 for an 8-port hub.) My preference would be
 JA> for an 8-port hub (Maximum number of users for Quake)
 JA> that'll handle 100 or 10 Mb.
You are looking at a minimum of US$400 for an 8-port 100Base-TX concentrator, 
and you would be lucky to get one under $500.  The least expensive I know of 
is the Netgear FE108, with a street price of about $390.
Netgear also makes the FE104, a 4-port version, for approximately $190.
If you want an 8-port switching hub -- a significant advantage when playing 
Doom or Quake -- instead of an unswitched concentrator, then you will face a 
bill in the neighborhood of $2000.
 
-- Mike
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