>=20 >=20 > Hi! >=20 > I am about to set up a network with NT 4.0 server, and I start it from = very beginning. Network should connect server (pentium 133, 32 MB RAM - I= =20 will buy it so >=20 > Asking my friends, reading computer magazines I find out two good netwo= rk equipment producer with different quality and prices. First is=20 SMC and Second is D-li >=20 > Model Price Model Price > ISA SMC8416T 99$ DE-220T 37$ > PCI SMC8421T 133$ DE-530CD 73$ > HUB SMC3608-TC 240$ DE-809TP(TC) 160$ >=20 > The difference in price (when I buy a quantities what I need) is about = 500$. SMC have a better quality and worst price, but maybe d-link models=20 will be suffici >=20 > Thanks in advance. >=20 > Zoran >=20 > Zoran Ljubisic > powersoft@bj.tel.hr I have used both brand of NICS extensively. Go for the best price. =20 Definately use UTP CAT5 Traffic on the 10mbps lan you specified should be sufficient for DOS or=20 light windows based software. Do not load any applications (.exe or=20 ..dll) files on the server. Load them on the workstations to eliminated=20 the bulk of the executable bandwidth over the LAN. Just place the=20 databases on the server. --=20 Sincerely, Jim Oswald President / CEO Innova Communications, LLC