Ramon Gandia wrote:
> 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.
Actually some of the less expensive brands, SMC and Netgear, have
switches that coast just a few dollars more that a hub. Netgear 5 port
switch US$100.00 or SMC 5 port about US$120.00. These switches cost
about the same as a similarly ported hub. Go for the switch.
>
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