On Wed, Apr 21, 2004 at 12:55:08PM +0800, fooler wrote: > 1) switch have a higher port density and lower per-port cost than bridge > 2) bridge store-and-forward traffic unlike with switch that have a > cut-through switching feature which reduces latency and delays in the > network
Most switches nowadays are store & forward; it's nearly impossible to find a cut-through. Even the little US$50 Netgear switches are store & forward. > 3) switch is more intelligent than bridge like virtual lan (vlan), port > security, flooding controls, etc... Higher end switches, yes. Michael -- Michael Darrin Chaney [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.michaelchaney.com/ -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
