On Tue, Sep 4, 2012 at 12:01 PM, Curt Lundgren <[email protected]> wrote:
> In direct response to Howard's comment, plugging a cable into two ports > will cause a broadcast storm. Many managed switches allow rate limitations > to be set up on broadcasts, this can avoid the jabberwocky condition > inexpensive switches go into. (Gee, why is there a steady 10% bandwidth at > all times?!!) > > Curt > Friends shouldn't let friends melt their networks by broadcast storm... You can get even real fully managed cisco switches from back in the day for like $10 to $30 off of ebay. If you aim lower, the cost drops accordingly. That said, I think even best buy consumer switches do at least 802.1D as of years ago. -Blake -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en
