Need More Ethernet Ports Sky Hub Only Has 4

[andydingdangdoo]

Hi,

I need at least 5 ports for cabled Ethernet as well as wireless. I have the Sky Hub for use with Sky Fibre. Has anyone got any suggestions on what to replace it with?

Thanks

[hc4361]

You need an ethernet hub, like these

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=ethernet%20hub&sprefix=ethernet+h%2Caps

[VHG]

Hubs offer three speeds 10/100/1000 mbps

Many cheap one only go up to 100. Buy one that goes up to 1000.

While your network may not run at 1000 at the moment it may do in the future.

Mine runs at 1000 as all my PCs support 1000 plus my Ethernet cables all are capable of running at 1000 (cat 6 cables)

[beso]

With so many devices be sure you don't get a "hub" but a "switch".

Hubs are Layer 1 devices and broadcast to all ports. They can only transmit in one direction at a time on a port and data collides all the time.

Switches are a Layer 2 device, transmit full duplex and direct packets to the ports as required.

It makes a big difference to the network performance.

[TheChair]

What Beso said, but I think not many firms make hubs any more, anyway. If you follow hc4361's link you'll find that most (if not all) of the products listed are switches.