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To: papasmurf
I don't know if I have enough router capacity, but I do have an old 24 port hub, will that be ok?

I don't have enough monitors and keyboards to go around (even if I did, it would blow my panel LOL), can I install the client and remove the monitor and keyboard to the next box and so on?

As long as you've got some sort of broadband, you should be fine, as long as you don't start them all at once, and try to get six or seven simultaneous downloads of the WU files... The hub is fine, probably 10mps, but since your broadband is only 1-3mps, it's more than adequate to hang the units off of. Most older units aren't real cooperative without a keyboard and mouse attached, (if you're using PS/2 devices) but once a unit is booted, and running, you can snatch the monitor, and use it elsewhere. If they've got USB ports however, and a cheap set of USB peripherals, you can snatch them out, after bootup and startup... and they won't moan and complain, unless they reboot.

115 posted on 12/26/2005 10:14:00 PM PST by Klutz Dohanger
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To: Klutz Dohanger; papasmurf
If you can't get by without keyboards/mouse, but you don't want separate ones for every computer, there's always the option of buying KVM switches, such as this one. The only downside is that the boxes sharing the keyboard/mouse have to be physically close together.
117 posted on 12/26/2005 10:20:16 PM PST by Seamoth
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