why is a hub any better then a switch?
assuming you use switches in the same places and sizes you would a hub how
does replacing a single hub with a single switch loose you any security?
note: I am in full agreement with the comments about VLAN's and counting
on a switch to make you safe, but that doesn't make hubs any safer.
David Lang
On Mon, 10 Sep 2001, Jason Lewis wrote:
> Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2001 20:16:41 -0400
> From: Jason Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: 'Paul Robertson' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: Secure lan communication (part 2)?
>
> While we are on the subject..... Care to go into detail about why VLAN's
> shouldn't be assumed to be secure either? I can't tell you how many
> "discussions" I have had why the firewall shouldn't be in just another VLAN
> off the 6509.
>
> I am sure the list would benefit.
>
>
> <snip>
> I'm a huge fan of buying more small routers and dumb hubs if possible
> rather than switches, because I really, really, really like layer 3
> seperation- I think it provides significant protection, which is why you'll
> often see me ranting about things like VLANs being bad.
>
> Since it's next to impossible to get people not to deploy switches and
> VLANs, I think it's the best we can do to at least ensure they know that
> they're assuming some quantifyable risk to trivial exploits.
> <snip>
>
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