Re: 100 port usb hub

[Matthew Dharm <mdharm-usb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

128 devices is the most you can plug into a single *bus*.  If you have
multiple controllers, each one has a separate bus.

Matt

On Fri, Sep 14, 2007 at 01:39:30PM -0500, Carl Karsten wrote:
> goal is to stress test a bad-ass wifi setup by simulating 500 laptops.
> 
> Assuming I can find a 500 usb 802.11b adapters for under $1 each (might happen, 
> they are small and obsolete.)  I need a 'good' way to get them all hooked to a 
> few laptops.
> 
> 8 8 port hubs plugged into 1 8 port will give me 64 ports, but thats 9 hubs, or 
> about 80 hubs total, or well over $1000, plus a few $100 in usb cables, plus a 
> big mess just plugging them all in.
> 
> I am hoping someone makes a big hub.  128 devices is the most I can plug into a 
> single OS, right?
> 
> Carl K
> 
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