Since we have been discussing security lately, I would also discourage the use of a hub in favor of a switch. One host can easily sniff packets from another host across a hub. Switches have come down in price and are not much more if any in cost than a hub. Switches also give the benefit of having dedicated bandwidth to each port. Stephen Todays security tip has been brought to you by the letters N, S and A http://www.nsa.gov/winsecurity/win2k/download.htm (originally posted on slasdot). Jay Strauss wrote: > I'd say start of small, just implement a NAT (network address translation) > box, with a firewall. This computer will attach to the internet and a hub. > >From the hub you can connect multiple computers, all sharing your internet > connection (thru the NAT machine). {snip}
