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#129246 - 05/12/2002 10:25 any good cheap empeg-friendly HUB recommendations?
ajayrockrock
journeyman

Registered: 29/12/2001
Posts: 99
Loc: Riverside, CA
I just started a new job (whoo-hoo!!) and the switch at my job is a crappy D-Link which the Empeg doesn't play nice with when I'm trying to stream music. So can anyone recommend a small 4-port hub/switch that will work well with the empeg?

thanks,
ajay

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#129247 - 05/12/2002 10:40 Re: any good cheap empeg-friendly HUB recommendati [Re: ajayrockrock]
genixia
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Registered: 08/02/2002
Posts: 3411
4-8 port 100baseTX switches have become commodity-cheap in the past couple of years.

Bear in mind that the empeg only has 10baseT ethernet capabilities - any 100baseTX hub or switch should be more than capable.
That being said, I retired a DLink switch because of general flakiness, it would sometimes just cut out completely. I replaced it with a Netgear, which appears to be very solid, both physically and performance-wise. (Runs warm though - needs space/ventilation)


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#129248 - 05/12/2002 13:57 Re: any good cheap empeg-friendly HUB recommendati [Re: genixia]
leftyfb
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Registered: 04/03/2002
Posts: 217
Loc: Lowell, MA
I second the flakyness of the Dlinks and also recommending netgear. My entire home network is built on netgear products, both wired switches/hubs/nics and wireless AP/usb nics/pcmcia nics.
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#129249 - 05/12/2002 16:50 Re: any good cheap empeg-friendly HUB recommendati [Re: leftyfb]
matthew_k
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Registered: 12/02/2002
Posts: 2298
Loc: Berkeley, California
Yeah, netgear all the way. Dlink and Linksys both suck. I've said it before but wall mountable Real Metal Cases are where it's at. I spent an entire day analyzing a small office network only to find that the brand new linksys 8 port switch just didn't work and brought traffic to a crawl. Now, that'd be fine, as long as the replacement linksys had worked, but it didn't.

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#129250 - 05/12/2002 17:06 Re: any good cheap empeg-friendly HUB recommendations? [Re: ajayrockrock]
DeadFire
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Registered: 30/05/2002
Posts: 695
I agree with the general consensus. I run NetGear nics and a NetGear hub at home; never had a problem with ethernet connections.

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#129251 - 05/12/2002 17:35 Re: any good cheap empeg-friendly HUB recommendations? [Re: DeadFire]
tman
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Registered: 24/12/2001
Posts: 5528
I agree with the much better build quality and just general feel of Netgear equipment. But also, I've got a Linksys 10/100 switch (EZXS55W) that has been working perfectly for the last couple of years. No problems with the empeg as well.

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#129252 - 05/12/2002 23:58 Re: any good cheap empeg-friendly HUB recommendati [Re: tman]
ajayrockrock
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Registered: 29/12/2001
Posts: 99
Loc: Riverside, CA
Okay, so I'm going to go with netgear. Anyone want to share specific model numbers so that I can pricewatch them? I'm only being so specific because I don't want to spend any money on a netgear that hasn't been tested with an empeg.

thanks,
ajay

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#129253 - 06/12/2002 00:22 Re: any good cheap empeg-friendly HUB recommendati [Re: ajayrockrock]
robricc
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Registered: 30/10/2000
Posts: 4931
Loc: New Jersey, USA
I had a DS104 with an empeg once, but it really doesn't matter which model you get. Netgear is definitely one of the best "cheap" brands.
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#129254 - 06/12/2002 02:50 Re: any good cheap empeg-friendly HUB recommendati [Re: robricc]
Roger
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Registered: 18/01/2000
Posts: 5683
Loc: London, UK
I use an FS108 with my empeg at home. At empeg Towers, we have a mixture of FS108s and DS108s.

Like everybody says, get a DS104. It should work just fine.
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#129255 - 07/12/2002 10:53 Re: any good cheap empeg-friendly HUB recommendati [Re: Roger]
ajayrockrock
journeyman

Registered: 29/12/2001
Posts: 99
Loc: Riverside, CA
Thanks everyone for the help. I just ordered a Netgear DS108 for 45 bucks. Finally I'll be able to use my empeg at work... whee!!

later,
ajay

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#129256 - 09/12/2002 12:48 Re: any good cheap empeg-friendly HUB recommendati [Re: robricc]
wfaulk
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Registered: 25/12/2000
Posts: 16706
Loc: Raleigh, NC US
IMHO, Netgear isn't a cheap brand. It was the first mid-range brand. Keep in mind that it's really the consumer division of Bay Networks (which was purchased a few years ago by Nortel), which makes real enterprise level switches and routers.
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#129257 - 09/12/2002 13:40 Re: any good cheap empeg-friendly HUB recommendati [Re: wfaulk]
robricc
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Registered: 30/10/2000
Posts: 4931
Loc: New Jersey, USA
IMHO, there are only two levels of consumer networking products.... low end and higher end. The low end is home to D-Link, Linksys, Netgear, and some SMC. On the higher end is 3Com, Intel, and some SMC.

A product's placement in my "low" or "higher" category is not based on pricing alone. Although it is a factor, my personal experience with the brand is far more important. For example, I rate D-Link very low because I had an expensive item that died. So, even their "expensive for them" products aren't made right.

When I buy stuff, I usually get Netgear or SMC because I like to not pay too much. D-Link is winning back my trust with their 802.11a gear. Their AP and PCI card have been working great for me. Linksys is probably last on the list now.
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#129258 - 10/12/2002 03:44 Re: any good cheap empeg-friendly HUB recommendati [Re: robricc]
ajayrockrock
journeyman

Registered: 29/12/2001
Posts: 99
Loc: Riverside, CA
It's weird how networking gear is so different for different people. Example, the reason this thread started is because of a stupid Dlink hub/switch at my job, so my opinion of Dlink has been lowered. And my home cable-modem-router thing is a Linksys which has been working without problems (including with my empeg) for the last year. So IMO, Linksys is better then Dlink.

later,
ajay

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