network hub/switch

Have ordered the speedtouch 530 with my broadband. I would like to expand the
ports and wondering if this product will suffice... http://tinyurl.com/42mrd
Also can I confirm that it is straight cables I need and not crossover?

"Beck" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Have ordered the speedtouch 530 with my broadband. I would like to expand the
> ports and wondering if this product will suffice... http://tinyurl.com/42mrd
> Also can I confirm that it is straight cables I need and not crossover?

sorry I meant this one... http://tinyurl.com/6szd3 not the usb one, I need it to
be self powered.

"Beck" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Have ordered the speedtouch 530 with my broadband. I would like to expand
the
> ports and wondering if this product will suffice...
http://tinyurl.com/42mrd
> Also can I confirm that it is straight cables I need and not crossover?
>
>

Use straight ones

"Kev" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "Beck" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:chnfjj$9t2$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Have ordered the speedtouch 530 with my broadband. I would like to expand
> the
> > ports and wondering if this product will suffice...
> http://tinyurl.com/42mrd
> > Also can I confirm that it is straight cables I need and not crossover?
> >
> >
>
> Use straight ones

Thanks Kev, got loads of those somewhere in my box of tricks :-)

On Wed, 08 Sep 2004 20:15:58 +0000, in article
<chnp9u$qik$(E-Mail Removed)> "Beck" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>> Use straight ones
>
> Thanks Kev, got loads of those somewhere in my box of tricks :-)

Most decent switches will be able to work out what sort of cable is
attached by themselves. Gigabit switches can even cope with cable wiring
errors in most configurations.

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Brian Morrison

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"Beck" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Have ordered the speedtouch 530 with my broadband. I would like to expand the
>ports and wondering if this product will suffice... http://tinyurl.com/42mrd
>Also can I confirm that it is straight cables I need and not crossover?

Very strange to have it USB powered. Means it has to be near a PC with
USB slots to spare and also which has USB power to spare. Might be
safer to get a more traditional one with a 12v fat-plug.

Note the "auto-MDI/MDIX on all ports" means it doesn't *matter* if you
use straight or crossover cables. This is fairly common on all modern
"commodity" swithches.



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"Chris Comley" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "Beck" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> >Have ordered the speedtouch 530 with my broadband. I would like to expand
the
> >ports and wondering if this product will suffice... http://tinyurl.com/42mrd
> >Also can I confirm that it is straight cables I need and not crossover?
>
> Very strange to have it USB powered. Means it has to be near a PC with
> USB slots to spare and also which has USB power to spare. Might be
> safer to get a more traditional one with a 12v fat-plug.
>
> Note the "auto-MDI/MDIX on all ports" means it doesn't *matter* if you
> use straight or crossover cables. This is fairly common on all modern
> "commodity" swithches.

Note my second post. I gave the wrong link. The one I wanted was the next
model up which is self powered, not usb.