HUBS suck for more than 2 computers, and cost more than switches as you
cannot get them new anymore at stores.
however hubs are perfect for packet sniffing, and extending a cable past
the recommended cable max length, other than that they are not
economical, or sensible.
that said I just got a hub for sniffing and extending cables if need be.
is undetectable packet sniffing on switched networks easy (without
managed switches)
Hexis wrote:
On Wed, Dec 20, 2006 at 08:53:20AM +0000, Gigabit Nick wrote:
Most modern ADSL/Wireless routers have auto sensing non-manageable
switches in them because the hardware is cheap and packet sniffing made
people wary of hubs.
Not so much. Hubs offer less performance due to their nature. At this
point there is little or no advantage to a hub over a switch, and
significant disabvantages. The market has migrated to small unmanaged
switches being the norm for home networking. Now it will cost you more
to buy a hub instead of a switch. Hubs have become speciality items
for specific purposes.
That and packet sniffing on a switched network is pretty trivial. Not
as simple as on a hub, but still quite easy.
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