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Quick router question

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OK, in my apt building, the landlords have two LANs set up . . . each with one 768K DSL modem daisy chained to three five port hubs. They are asking me for advice to upgrade because of complaints (see we had three then they cut it to two b/c they are cheapos).

SO here is the question . . . can we replace the three daisy chained hubs with one big router? Right now we all use DHCP . . . the landlords want it so the tennants wouldn't have to change any settings on their computers. The other option would be getting a small router, and connecting each of the three hubs to it. This would work without having to change computer settings right? Thanks!!! Oh, and will 100BaseT be better than the 10BaseT, or no difference?

Thanks!
 
So let me get this striaght, you have three hubs that all connect to one ADSL router, correct? You want to know if getting a router will consolidata the HUBs, right? No, a router will not, but a switch can. You will not see the difference between 10Mb and 100Mb when browsing the Internet, but you will on the local LAN when swapping files.

The best way is to get a small workgroup switch that will have the correct port density for your building, connect that to the ADSL router, and away you go. You could get a 10/100Mb autosensing switch, but even if you find one that is 10Mb, you'll be fine.
 
So will putting the switch in (DSL modem to switch to each of the Three hubs) significantly increase our internet bandwidth speeds? We aren't worried about our peer to peer speeds . . . everybody in the building just wants fast downloads. So would the switch accomplish this? Thanks for the help.
 
Like I said, get a switch that has the correct port density you want (the total amount of 10/100Mb Ethernet ports), get rid of the hubs, and connect the switch into the ADSL router. Now, remember that your ADSL line will fluctuate in speed throughout the day, and some people migh experience fast downloads, while others will not. This is just by the very nature of how xDSL works. You do not get a true dedicated bandwidth with xDSL. This is why it is so cheap.
 
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