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Graham M · 29-06-2007, 16:34

As long as they have no need to connect to the Net a hub will do but you NEED to give them all static IPs unless you were to set up a DHCP server on one of the PCs. A Switch is a better bet if there was going to be lots of data transfer, and they're incredibly cheap these days.

29-06-2007, 16:34	#3
Graham M - Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Poole, Dorset Age: 40 Services: FreeSat+ Tivo V-Box VM 60MBit Posts: 13,365	Re: Router, Switch, or Hub? As long as they have no need to connect to the Net a hub will do but you NEED to give them all static IPs unless you were to set up a DHCP server on one of the PCs. A Switch is a better bet if there was going to be lots of data transfer, and they're incredibly cheap these days.