Buying name brand doesn't really help. It seems to be luck of the draw about whether you get a specific hub that works or not. The exact chipset used inside the hub/switch must be making the difference. People have reported problems with Linksys hubs whilst others have it working perfectly. Also I believe somebody did have problems with 3Com hubs.

I've never had any problems and I've tried it on 3Com, NetGear, DynaMode, LinkSys and Buffalo equipment.