[ILUG] Office migrations to Linux

[Ciaran Mac Lochlainn]

Ronan Cunniffe wrote:

> <>100 megabit isn't *that* important, except uplink to the server. The
> real difference is switched over shared (i.e. hub), which makes a big,
> big, big difference for x-terminals. Not that this is expensive, but
> the existing equipment might be a hub.

Fair point.  We started out with 10 megabit and a hub, which was 
painful.  We upgraded to 100 megabit and changed to a switch at the same 
time, and had a huge improvement.  So when I recommended 100 megabit, I 
guess I should have mentioned a switch as well!