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Originally posted by Ryan_team710
Have you looked on ebay, a bus topolgy is alot cheaper then going to buy a hub if you get it on ebay. I mean i would go for the hub i was just giving a suggestion. YOu need to chill out and bus topolgy would come out cheaper then a hub but again like i said its un-relable i would still go for the hub.
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Hubs and switches are dirt cheap, if not free now. NICs are still costing money, although not much. Therefore, a free hub/switch is less money than a not-free NIC. How does Bus-Topology work better when considering money? Star Topology easily beats Bus Topology in just about every application today, unless you're still using Coaxial Cable as a medium (and if you are, please, do yourself a favor and rewire your house).
For those who don't know, Star Topology is when everything comes out from a central node, such as a hub/switch. Expanded Star Topology is when a cable is split multiple times as it goes from the POP (Point of Presense, where the WAN connection in your house/business/etc is) to your computer. Almost, if not, every modern company uses Expanded Star Topology today, as it's very reliable, easy to diagnose problems, and the straight down the cheapest way to do it. Usually, you can follow what the large corporations do if you need money, because they always try to save as much money as they can.