On Sat, September 8, 2007 6:12 pm, James G. Sack (jim) wrote: > Brad Beyenhof wrote: >> it would probably be better to use a hub instead >> of a switch. > > Perhaps BB meant to use a simple switch instead of a combo router / > firewall / switch?
Well, since the simply stated purpose was to add more ports to the router, I figured a hub would be the easiest way. I agree that a switch can perform this feat, but in my experience there's always a little more complication that way (mostly because switch hardware can vary, while nearly all hubs are the same). Not that I'm averse to complication, but unless there are specific bandwidth-sharing needs a hub should work just fine. -- Brad Beyenhof, Systems Administrator UC San Diego, Laboratory of Cognitive Imaging -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
