Fast Ethertnet 5-Port Hub Loses Connection Randomly

[Carlos82]

I have a 5-port hub and all ports are in use. My problem is every 1 minute the hub shuts off and on, all this happens in matter of seconds. So if im in the middle of a file transfer or online or retriveing mail from outlook I loose precious time waiting to establish connection again. I also have to free a couple of ports if I know im going to upload something important into our system if not it crashes. Can anybody help?
Hub Description: Network Everywhere
Fast ethernet 10/100 5-port hub.

 

[ski]

If it once worked ok with all ports connected, then it sounds like you need a new hub.

 

[kmcferrin]

Hub or switch? If it truly is a hub, then you could be seeing the result of excessive collisions. In that case I would also recommend upgrading to a switch.

 

[Carlos82]

Can you explain the difference between a HUB and Switch?

 

[electronicsfreak]

Think of a hub and a switch as a 4 way crossing on a road. The switch contains lights to stop and start traffic to avoid collisions(crashes). A hub has no lights and every moves as they please. This results in people sometimes head on crashing(collisions).

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[Carlos82]

Thanks for the Tip electronicsfreak. Yea I defenetly need a switch then.

 

[travs69]

Plus little 5 port switches are really cheap.. even 8 port switches are cheap.

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Travis - Those Who Say It Cannot Be Done Are Usually Interrupted by Someone Else Doing It; Give the wrong symptoms, get the wrong solutions;

 

[kmcferrin]

A hub is simply a repeater. What data comes in on any port is sent out on all ports. A switch actually manages traffic flow. With a switch, data comes in on any port, and the switch checks its registers to see which port the destination machine is on and the forwards that traffic out only that single port. Also, switches are almost always full duplex, whereas hubs aren't.

 

[Carlos82]

I just got a switch, it works like a charm!!

 

[electronicsfreak]

Great!!

There is a point in wisdom and knowledge that when you reach it, you exceed what is considered possible - Jason Schoon