>  ...but 100baseT switches aren't cheap, and they're virtually a
>requirement if you're running more than a few hosts and want to get
>anywhere near acceptable (i.e. rated 100mbps) network performance
>with 100mb ethernet.  CSMA/CD, y'know.

Saw an 8-port 100BaseT _switch_ (Netgear, dual-mode, unmanaged) in Fry's
in December for $200.  Okay, it isn't exactly a lunch at McDonalds, 
but that's still pretty cheap in my book.  That's not to say FDDI in
your house doesn't have an inherent coolness factor :-)

--Ken