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echo: lan
to: JOHN ALDRICH
from: MARK WRIGHT
date: 1997-10-12 05:10:00
subject: LAN FAQ?

JA=>Tuesday October 07 1997 20:41, Bill Dennison wrote to Fane:
JA=> BD> Oops..  In a previous reply I stated "LinkBuilder"...  with egg on 
y
JA=> BD> face,  upon visiting the local CompUSA this evening the proper term
JA=> BD> should've been "Office Connect"...  the 8 port hub was selling for 
$99
JA=> BD> after rebate,  or the same hub with 3 network cards and cabling was
JA=> BD> $339.  Or, you can buy the same stuff through PcConnection (mail 
order
JA=> BD> and get it next day...  their web site is www.pcconnection.com.
JA=>JOOC, was that 8-port hub 10Mb or 100 Mb? I'm looking for an INEXPENSIVE 
6-
JA=>port hub for 100Mb gaming. I know you can find 10Mb fairly inexpensively 
(I
JA=>think the Boca retails for just under $100 for an 8-port hub.) My 
preferenc
JA=>would be for an 8-port hub (Maximum number of users for Quake) that'll 
hand
JA=>100 or 10 Mb.
I've seen 4 port Bay Networks 100mb for 179.02 in CDW catalog, but you
will need a 100 to 10 converter and a small 10mb hub for your 10mb
stuff. Auto sensing 10/100 hubs are prohibitively expensive at this time.
Time_Wounds_All_Heels______Mark Wright______Kirkland WA__USA
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