[PLUG] Advice on switches for home network

[Steven Raymond]

On 2002.06.09 13:46 Steve Christiansen wrote:
> On Sat, Jun 08, 2002 at 09:57:28PM -0700, Stuart Mathews wrote:
> > I have a DSL connection with a 2 Linux PCs, and will soon add a
> > Thinkpad and a printer. I'll need some kind of switch to link
> > everything up. Any ideas as to what they cost, what features I
> > need to keep an eye out for, as well as advices on who makes good
> > (bad!) switches? I'm guessing I'll probably see the best
> > selection at Fry's??

Just saw in CompUSA's ad today that there is an SMC 8-port 10/100 
switch, and one more Gigabit Ethernet port for a total of 9 ports for 
$99 after rebates.  Plus they had an SMC 10/100/1000 NIC for $49 after 
rebates.

Off the topic, they had a 802.11b wireless router/AP for $99 and a 
PCMCIA 802.llb NIC for I think $79.  And the 802.11A AP was under $200!