>>Would not the data still have to go through th nic to get to the switch>
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>Actually, if money was not an object, here is what I would do.
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>Server with a 1 GIG NetworkCard to ---
> 1 GIG networkcard --- Switch(with 90 + ports) 90 100 base T nic cards
> to --- workstations. (with 100 base 1 nic cards)
>
>A big pipe to the switch, smaller but direct pipes to workstations
>and toss out the hub's - (unless you absolutly have to have them ) But connecting workstations direct to the Switch, makes for the cleanest network traffic I have experienced.

I'll go with that!


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>Bob Lee
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>>
>>>>>Server with 3NIC to 3HUB or
>>>>>Server with one NIC to SWITCH and to 3HUB
>>>>>
>>>>>SERVER
>>>>> NIC1------HUB1
>>>>> NIC2------HUB2
>>>>> NIC4------HUB3
>>>>>
>>>>>or
>>>>>SERVER
>>>>> NIC------SWITCH----------HUB1
>>>>> |_________HUB2
>>>>> |_________HUB3
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Wich system is get better and faster communication!
>>>>>Thanx