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stormdaemon

Will I run into any speed limitations with using a really old ethernet hub?

I dug an old Netgear 5-port ethernet hub to hook up a new network drive. I got this hub probably about 8-10 years ago. It seems to work fine when I hook it up but I'm wondering if I would run into any speed limitations because it's such an old hub. I'm not aware if there's been any major advancements to wired ethernet speeds in the past decade like with wifi, but I'm not really sure.

Should I use this old hub or just get a new one? If new, any recommendations on which one to get?

Posted Jul 3, 2018, 5:43 PM UTC

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PojodanQuestion Everything•

Almost guaranteed that it's a 10/100 switch at that age.

In which case, no, unless you have internet speeds faster than 100 Mbs or want to move terrabytes of data around with it, it's unlikely to give you any issues over a modern hub.

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stormdaemonOP•

Thanks!

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blulizard•

Depends on your internet speed. Also for an exact answer you could tell us the model number of the device.

Usually though, it shouldn't be too much of a limitation. For example, I've used a ~12 years old Wifi access point that supported up to 64 Mbit/s with a maximum internet speed of 50 Mbit/s. No problem at all.

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stormdaemonOP•

I'll have to look up the model number when I get home. Thanks for the tip!

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