On Wed, Dec 20, 2006 at 08:53:20AM +0000, Gigabit Nick wrote: > Most modern ADSL/Wireless routers have auto sensing non-manageable > switches in them because the hardware is cheap and packet sniffing made > people wary of hubs.
Not so much. Hubs offer less performance due to their nature. At this point there is little or no advantage to a hub over a switch, and significant disabvantages. The market has migrated to small unmanaged switches being the norm for home networking. Now it will cost you more to buy a hub instead of a switch. Hubs have become speciality items for specific purposes. That and packet sniffing on a switched network is pretty trivial. Not as simple as on a hub, but still quite easy. _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
