A switch will also support full duplex communication so you get full bandwidth simultaneously each way and hubs won't.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Craig Falconer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, 13 December 2001 14:58 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'Volker Kuhlmann' > Subject: RE: OT - network speed > > > > Uhhh no... if two 100 Mbit machines connect to a 100 Mbit hub > then they can > communitate at full speed. > > A 10 mbit machine and a 100 Mbit machine talk at 10 Mbit, regardless of a > switch or a hub. > > The time a switch comes into its own is when two pairs of machines are > communicating, a switch will permit two conversations at 100 Mbit > each, but > a hub will allow only half of that. > > In short, switches come out best when theres lots of traffic > between lots of > machines. For light home usage, a hub is indistinguishable from a switch. > >
