Re: [expert] Switch Hub

[Ramon Gandia]

On Thu, 11 Nov 1999,  Singer XJ Wang wrote:
> I have a 10BaseT Dumb Hub
> 
> what's a swtich?and what does it have that's better 
> then an 8 hub?

In a hub, all the ethernet traffic appears at all
ports of the hub.  Even those not meant for your
computer.

In a switch, this is segregated.  It reduces collissions
and improves performance.

With a switch, only your computer gets traffic intended
for it, and the other computers on the switch do not
get YOUR data on their ethernet cable.

They are expensive devices.

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