2 years, 11 months ago
Whats the best way to hook up multiple computers?
i currently have a 100 ft. Ethernet cable going to a room with a computer and xbox 360. the cable is already connected to a router on the other end. without moving the router which is the best way to hook up both the 360 and computer and run them online simultaneously. should i buy another 100 ft cable (which to get it over there seems like a bunch of work). or can i use a hub/switch? also, what the heck is the difference between a hub and switch?
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Get another hub/switch and put it in the room with the computer and the X-box. Connect both the computer and the X-box to the hub/switch.
In layman's terms, a hub just retransmits everything coming into it on all ports, where a switch will selectively route messages to only the proper destination port. In large networks a switch can be a performance advantage, but in small networks it could also be a performance disadvantage. See here for more details: http://tuxmagazine.com/node/1000170
Make sure the hub/switch that you get can match the speed of your router. That is, if your router is a 100 Megabit router, get at least a 100 megabit hub or switch. In your application it won't make a significant difference whether you get an inexpensive hub or an inexpensive switch. For practical purposes, they will do the same thing and you won't notice any difference between the two, either in how you hook them up or how well they perform.
In layman's terms, a hub just retransmits everything coming into it on all ports, where a switch will selectively route messages to only the proper destination port. In large networks a switch can be a performance advantage, but in small networks it could also be a performance disadvantage. See here for more details: http://tuxmagazine.com/node/1000170
Make sure the hub/switch that you get can match the speed of your router. That is, if your router is a 100 Megabit router, get at least a 100 megabit hub or switch. In your application it won't make a significant difference whether you get an inexpensive hub or an inexpensive switch. For practical purposes, they will do the same thing and you won't notice any difference between the two, either in how you hook them up or how well they perform.
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