Hotplugging okay?

Just a general question:-

Is it okay to connect a PC to a network whilst the switch/hub and PC
(to be connected) are switched on or not?

TIA,

Cheers,

Guy

"If you want to find out what is wrong
with democracy, spend five minutes with
the average voter." - Winston Churchill

Hub or switch - yeah.

PC - I'd say no. Although it probably won't hurt anything the PC will
likely not pick up the correct network settings. I'd shut it down first.

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"Dr Teeth" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Just a general question:-
>
> Is it okay to connect a PC to a network whilst the switch/hub and PC
> (to be connected) are switched on or not?
>
> TIA,
>
> Cheers,
>
> Guy
>
> "If you want to find out what is wrong
> with democracy, spend five minutes with
> the average voter." - Winston Churchill

On Thu, 21 Aug 2003 17:22:00 -0400, "Richard G. Harper [MVP Win9x]"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Hub or switch - yeah.
>
>PC - I'd say no.

Many thanks for that Richard.

Cheers,

Guy

"If you want to find out what is wrong
with democracy, spend five minutes with
the average voter." - Winston Churchill