thanks, that's teh last straw for me. I'm getting myself a SMC 8 Port 10/100
Full/Half Switch hehe :)
sure hope it improves performance over my 10BaseT Dumb HUB :)
Thanks
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Stephen Carville
> Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 1999 12:40 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: [expert] Switch Hub
>
>
> 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.
>
> On Mon, 15 Nov 1999, you wrote:
> -I know what the different between a HUB and a SWITCH is, but Acer offers
> -something called a SWITCHED HUB, not a HUB, not a SWITCH, any
> idea what that
> -does?
> -
> -> -----Original Message-----
> -> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> -> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Bug Hunter
> -> Sent: Monday, November 15, 1999 8:37 PM
> -> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> -> Subject: Re: [expert] Switch Hub
> ->
> ->
> ->
> -> A hub is like a wire splitter that connects all the wires together.
> ->
> -> a switch has a computer that only connects the wires together for the
> -> data packets that matter.
> ->
> ->
> ->
> -> On Mon, 15 Nov 1999, Singer XJ Wang wrote:
> ->
> -> > I still havn't gotten answer to my big question:
> -> >
> -> > I see Switched HUBS and SWITCHES
> -> >
> -> > what's the diff between those or are they teh same but some wierd
> -> > marketing scheme?
> -> >
> -> >
> ->
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> Stephen Carville
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