Raas

Hi,

I was wondering -since I have some computers which I want to connect to eachother- if it's possible to make a hub yourself ?

At the moment I have only 2 computers connected to eachother with a twisted network cable.
Now I want to expand the network with some computers.
I have enough connectors, cable and all laying around here, so I wonder if one could make this himself,
Or does a hub contain some print with some microprocessor on ?

Hope you can help me out !
Thanks in Advance,
Greetz

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bgoodman

a hub has tons of microprocessor crap in it.

probably easier/cheaper to buy a ready made one

Aaron Cake

If you have a spare computer and a bunch of network cards, and a copy of Linux or NT you can do it...But it's certainly cheaper and easier to spend the $20 on a generic hub...Any local computer store should have 8 port units around that price...

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Raas

Okay,

Thanks for the info !,
I was just wondering if one could do this himself, but this would just be a pain in the *** to do.

Thanks for the information!
Greetz

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ME: VIA epia m10000, lilliput 7', opus 150w, 80gb<br>
GF: IBM Thinkpad 380, ext. 3.5 80gb, 40x4, PB-IR

bgoodman

the inside of my hub, (this should deter you)

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