Re: [expert] Switch Hub

[S. Newhouse]

Why is a switch (or bridge) a bad idea? 

-sen

 > A switch is really nothing more than a bridge anyway. Everyone decided
 > that bridges are bad, so the marketing folks renamed them and
 > repositioned them in the market.
 > 
 > Stephen Carville wrote:
 > > 
 > > A switched hub is a multiport bridge.  IOW the same thing as a
 > > switch.   Why it is called a 'switched hub' instead of a 'switch?'
 > > Dunno.   Someone in marketing probably thought it would sell better.
 > > 
 > 
 > -- 
 > John J. LeMay Jr.
 > NJMC, LLC.
 > http://www.njmc.com