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Home Network Upgraded

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This past week I upgraded my home network hardware for the first time since about 1997. I had been using a Linksys 5-port Workgroup Hub all this time, but I finally got tired of the near-constant red “collision” light activity, so I bought a Netgear 8-port Gigabit switch. I also bought a Netgear router to replace the Windows XP connection sharing, which freed up one entire computer on the network. These simple changes have resulted in a noticeable increase in my home network’s performance. (Sadly, only one of my computers actually has a Gigabit NIC — more opportunity for upgrading later. :)

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