The most recent Hubs and Switches articles from Personal Computer World

Review: Terratec DMX 6Fire USB audio interface

Karl Foster — 2008-04-04T00:00:00.000Z

Karl Foster, Personal Computer World, Friday 4 April 2008 at 00:00:00

External audio system for gamers and DJs, but audio enthusiasts will be left wanting

Despite the word ‘fire’ in the name, Terratec’s latest take on budget audio/Midi I/O is USB2, not Firewire. Also, the ticket places it roughly in the category of competing Edirol,...

Review: Aten Altusen KH1508 KVM switch

Alan Stevens — 2007-05-04T00:00:00.000Z

Alan Stevens, Personal Computer World, Friday 4 May 2007 at 00:00:00

Server remote control over Cat 5 cabling

When it comes to managing rack-mounted or blade servers, KVM (keyboard, video and mouse) switches are a popular alternative to software remote control, but they can be expensive and often...

Review: Avocent Switchview DVI KVM switch

Clive Akass — 2007-04-16T00:00:00.000Z

Clive Akass, Personal Computer World, Monday 16 April 2007 at 00:00:00

Switch a mouse, keyboard, mic, speaker, two-port USB hub and DVI display between up to four PCs

Desktop KVM units that enable you to switch a mouse, keyboard and display between a number of PCs have been around for years, but most use the old VGA display...

Review: Aten CS1774 KWM switch

Tim Smith — 2007-04-12T00:00:00.000Z

Tim Smith, Personal Computer World, Thursday 12 April 2007 at 00:00:00

A compact KVM switch that includes a network hub

It might seem a little odd in these days of virtualisation to review a keyboard, video and mouse (KVM) switch, but there are still times when separate computers are the...

Review: 3Com 3CRUS2475 wireless switch

Alan Stevens — 2007-03-05T00:00:00.000Z

Alan Stevens, Personal Computer World, Monday 5 March 2007 at 00:00:00

A switch that can be all things to all networks

It may be a bit of a mouthful, but the 3CRUS2475’s full name, Unified Gigabit Wireless PoE Switch 24, tells you more or less all you need to know about...

Review: D-Link Web Smart Switch DES-1228

Alan Stevens — 2007-01-23T00:00:00.000Z

Alan Stevens, Personal Computer World, Tuesday 23 January 2007 at 00:00:00

A switch with a light touch when it comes to management

D-Link’s DES-1228 is part of the company’s lightly managed family of Web Smart Switches, offering much of the functionality of more expensive products but without the complexity....

Review: Sonicwall SSL-VPN 200 remote Lan device

Alan Stevens — 2006-11-09T00:00:00.000Z

Alan Stevens, Personal Computer World, Thursday 9 November 2006 at 00:00:00

Clientless remote access to Lan resources

Small businesses often lack the time and expertise needed to set up and manage a traditional VPN (virtual private network), particularly the special encryption software needed on the remote PCs....

Review: HP Procurve Switch 1800 Series

Alan Stevens — 2006-11-08T00:00:00.000Z

Alan Stevens, Personal Computer World, Wednesday 8 November 2006 at 00:00:00

Smarter than your average Ethernet switch with functionality small businesses will like

The Switch Series 1800 is designed for businesses wanting more than a basic unmanaged switch but without the complexity of full-on managed products....

Adder Adderlink IP

Alan Stevens — 2004-11-17T12:26:51.000Z

Alan Stevens, Personal Computer World, Wednesday 17 November 2004 at 12:26:51

Simple and effective IP-based remote control

VNC remote control software is widely used for server management, but can be a drain on the host processor and to work it needs a functioning operating system.Adder Technology addresses...

Powerdsine 6000 Midspan

Alan Stevens — 2003-06-16T14:19:59.000Z

Alan Stevens, Personal Computer World, Monday 16 June 2003 at 14:19:59

Deliver power to network devices with ease.

The latest Voice over IP phones can get power from the same UTP cable used for voice and data traffic, as too can some wireless access points, web cameras and...

AvSys AvOffice 800S

Dave Mitchell — 2000-04-30T23:00:00.000Z

Dave Mitchell, Personal Computer World, Sunday 30 April 2000 at 23:00:00

If you want to connect a group of PCs on the cheap, this ethernet switch could be the answer to your prayers.

The demand for PC based networks in the small business sector is growing fast and there's a huge range of budget-priced products to choose from....