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Date:	Wed, 31 Oct 2001 12:24:08 PDT
From:	"J. R. Fox" <jr_fox@pacbell.net >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: Update re SMC-7000

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Well, I took the SMC box down to the site where it would be
installed, and the folks who will be using this future
home-office-to-be have (tentatively) rejected it as a solution.
Seems they don't want any part of networking ("another layer of
stuff that can go wrong"), and strongly adhere to the "KISS"
principle (Keep it Simple . . . . ). So I guess this will likely
go back to square 1. Maybe electronic switchboxes for the
printers, maybe not. It's all kind of academic for the next few
months, since nothing will go forward until an extensive
remodeling project is completed.

In any case, I wanted to ask a much simpler question now. Are
any of these hubs you see being sold entierely "passive" -- that
is, akin to the 3-in-one socket adapters for an electrical outlet
? (Or a power strip.) I'm thinking in terms of 2 or more
computers sharing a broadband connection, plugging in or out at
will, without any networking, drivers, etc. being involved.

Jordan

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