[Imc-tech] hub problem

[Molly Stentz]

fyi, i asked about the ojc hub: ojc has an old hub that is 10baseT so
i don't think we want it.

-molly


On Thu, 15 Feb 2001, Zachary C.Miller wrote:

> > Stupid me, only today I took a close look at our hub and realized they seem
> > to have sent us the wrong thing.  The one we received is an older 12-port
> > hub, not 24 port.  I'm trying to get an answer from Ubid right now.  We
> > have two options, I reckon: 1. keep this hub (it was only $50) since we
> > probably don't need more than 12 ports any time soon, or 2. exchange it for
> > the 24, if we can even get one (we might just get our money back since it
> > was an auction).
>
> I say we work really hard to get the right hub from them. If we bid on
> a 24 port hub, if we paid $50 for a 24 port hub, we should have a 24
> port hub. I don't think we should just accept being ripped off even if
> we got a good deal.
>
> We can find plenty of small hubs laying around (Paul Kaiser just
> offered one to this list, OJC might have one). Really right now we
> don't need much and its super easy to swap in a new one when we get
> the right thing.
>
> What are the details of this 12 port hub? You said it is an older
> model, what features are missing?
>
> In other news the patch panel and the phone termination block and a
> punchdown tool and the 1 ft patch cables all came today. I bought all
> the electrical stuff last night and it is at the IMC.
>
>

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Molly Stentz
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