Cable Distance
Cable Distance
(OP)
Im tryn to rewired our network, it was actually wired by the Maintenance guy before I got here. Here's my question.
For example.
If I've got 10 computers about 200 feet away from the server, is it better for them to be cabled directly into the server OR, have them connected to a hub in their area, and have that hub cabled directly to the server.
For example.
If I've got 10 computers about 200 feet away from the server, is it better for them to be cabled directly into the server OR, have them connected to a hub in their area, and have that hub cabled directly to the server.
RE: Cable Distance
better yet get a switch that will really cut down on collions
RE: Cable Distance
Using the hubs for the client machines can slow data transfer. We do it here occassionally when we're without an additional port and are very slective about where we do it based on usage.
RE: Cable Distance
Sure you can by an affordable switch for around 500.00 or so dollars, but what is the requirement of the 10 machines. Are they web surfers, email checkers, MS Office users, big attachments ??? I have about 40 users going through 3 10/100 hubs. There biggest problem is getting big (8 Meg)Power-Point slide attachments that some smo has attached to his email and sent to 30 of them. So for them the hubs work fine. On the other side of my network I have 30 or so developers. They are writing a distributed software package that requires multicast and high bandwidth. This requires bigger guns.
.02,
warmongr
RE: Cable Distance
200 ft is well within the range of UTP cabling so you have no worries if the guy did a decent job at it.
As far as putting a switch in the picture, I think it might be overkill if you've only got 10 computers on the network. If I had to watch my dollars, I'd forgo the switch unless I was really having bandwidth problems. I agree with the guy that says you need to look at how your users are accessing the network. If everyone is streaming audio and sending huge powerpoint presentations to each other, you might lean toward a switch. If not, forget it for now.
If you do end up needing a switch, you can it within your server room/closet where its easier to keep an eye on things. With your short cable runs, you have no worries on distance, so no hubs out in the wild are necessary.
RE: Cable Distance
I was wanting to know what was more efficient, long cable runs from the users computer to the server, or, short cable runs from the computer to a hub, and then a long cable run from that hub to the server.
RE: Cable Distance
Just my 2 cents
Mike S
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