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What is the difference between a network hub and a switch.?

Our office has a network consisting of about 14 work stations which are all connected via a network hub or directly to the router. The problem we are running into is that about every 20 minutes or so the system inexplicably goes down for around 60 seconds and then resets itself and its good for 20 minutes again. A friend of mine suggested that I upgrade the hub to a switch. He thought that this might help the overall performance of the network. My question is two-fold. First, what is the difference between a hub and a switch and second, what brand and design of switch should I be considering?

If you have a 100 mbit/s hub, the bandwidth is shared by each computer. With a 100 mbit/s switch, each computer gets 100 mbit/s. You should definitively upgrade to a switch for 14 computers.

I would suggest a LinkSys switch, like this one: http://homestore.cisco.com/en-us/switches/linskys-EZXS16W-Etherfast-10/100-16-port_stcVVproductId53934574VVcatId552009VVviewprod.htm

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