how much say for a 10BaseT swtich for say 8 ports?
and 100 baseT? for 8 ports?
<-- currently using a 16 Port Stackable Hub [from old work] for 5 computers
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> On Thu, 11 Nov 1999, Singer XJ Wang wrote:
> > I have a 10BaseT Dumb Hub
> >
> > what's a swtich?and what does it have that's better
> > then an 8 hub?
>
> In a hub, all the ethernet traffic appears at all
> ports of the hub. Even those not meant for your
> computer.
>
> In a switch, this is segregated. It reduces collissions
> and improves performance.
>
> With a switch, only your computer gets traffic intended
> for it, and the other computers on the switch do not
> get YOUR data on their ethernet cable.
>
> They are expensive devices.
>
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