On Thu, 8 Aug 2024 at 10:06, o1bigtenor via talk <talk@gtalug.org> wrote:
> A 16 port switch would likely be a good start and they're running from in the low $70 to
> into a couple hundred $$$ depending upon branding.
The O.P., Karen, was asking for an ethernet "splitter" which likely
meant she only needed 1 extra port. Even a <$30 8 port switch would be
overkill. Are you really recommending a $70 or more 16 port switch for
this situation? Another <$30 8 port switch would give 6 more ports if
needed down the road.
Well - - - I have gotten to call this particular concept the "mennonite disease" (due to t
the area in which I live).
This is when you save a little bit of money in year one (purchase) likely save little if not
pay more for electricity in the intervening years. Then in year 5 the thing being worked at
least hard if not to capacity dies, then you buy the larger sized item.
If you had purchased the larger sized item in year one - - - your purchase price would
be greater but because the machine is more likely to be loafing along - - - well year 10
comes along and the thing is still working (if not longer). I have been noticing this
reluctance to the initial purchase of good tools for many years - - - there is another
much older saying that goes along with it as well.
Regards