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by allen

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If I want to setup a site that goint to have 2 web servers, 1 mail, server, 1 sql. what kind of hub do I need to use or do I need to use switch instead? any recomendation for a brand? budget is a big factor here.
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by alpha-male

I would definitely recommend using a switch as it will break up the collision domain and maximize your utilization of the bandwidth available to you. I personally like the Cisco, 3Com, and (when they were available) Digital switches.

Take a look here for reviews, pricing and information:

http://www.epinions.com/cmhd-Networking-Hubs-All

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Good luck...hope this helps!

by techkid

don't use anything but a switch. With all those servers you'd kill the network if it were just a hub.

We use Cisco because there's great support, frequent software upgrades, remote management, long history of stability and they're definitely a respected name in networking. A 24-port switch will run you about $800.

by acattr

I've used both the Cisco Catalyst and the 3com 3300 managed switches. They are both great, but if price is a concern, Dell makes great managed switched with a telnet interface exactly like the cisco IOS, and an easy to use webbased GUI. Nobody beats Dell on support.

If budget is really a concern, then you may want to get non-managed switches. they work the same, except they don't have the advanced options like vlans, trunking, STP for redundancy between uplinks, blocking ports, and more..

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