David Oberbeck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Greetings,
>
> Is your network using hubs or a switches?
Um, not meaning to be rude, but: He already said that his
computer is plugged into a hub. However, I was wondering
what THAT hub was plugged into, and if there are any other
computers plugged into that hub that he could make access
the network.
> ...
> ...
> > BTW: The label on the box where my ws is plugged into plainly says "Dual
> > speed 16-port Ethernet/Fast Ethernet Hub" so this is not switch. ;-)
Hmm. Question - what are the network speeds for all the NICs
hooked to that 'hub'? What's the uplink speed?
*IF* the uplink is 100, and YOU are 10, then it seems like
the 'hub' cannot act ENTIRELY like a 'dumb hub', else you'd
not be able to get all the packets that might be sent to
you. (Anybody know what happens to a 10/100 HUB when a 100
side streams more than 10 MB/s at a 10MB side???? Or, more
to the point of THIS situation - what happens when the
total traffic on all segments is greater than the rx bandwidth
of one of the receivers? In other words, HOW can a 10/100
'HUB' be a PURE hub???? (and not have any features of a
switch)).
Its early, and I'm incoherent, so I hope this makes sense ;-)
rc
Rusty E. Carruth Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Voice: (480) 345-3621 SnailMail: Schlumberger ATE ___
FAX: (480) 345-8793 7855 S. River Parkway, Suite 116 \e/
Ham: N7IKQ @ 146.82+,pl 162.2 Tempe, AZ 85284-1825 V
ICBM: 33 20' 44"N 111 53' 47"W http://tuxedo.org/~esr/ecsl/index.html
