Thread: Do I need an unmanaged switch?
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Old 11-02-2011, 19:02   #1
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Do I need an unmanaged switch?
I have no idea what networking system our offices use - you just plug one end of a standard network cable into the PC, and the other end into a socket in the floor, and the internet and emails and work magically appear.

We're planning a training tour of some of the offices, and it looks like we'll end up in some rooms that only have 1 or 2 network sockets. But we'll need to plug about 7 things into them

So we need a box that we can carry around with us to share the ports.

Wireless isn't an option.

Am I right in thinking that the gizmo I need is an unmanaged switch?

Such as this Cisco 16 Port 10/100 Desktop Switch jobbie?

If it is, is there any real benefit in getting a gigabyte version? We won't be transferring big files or streaming video or anything like that?

Thanks
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