On Mon, 14 Jun 1999, Shu Xiao wrote:
+>Hi,
+>
+>I think the reason is straighforward. In the case the switch configuration,
+>the switch can use distinct pairs in the UTP-5 cable for TX/RX, which means
+>it supports full-duplex 10/100 connection. While the hub is just a repeater,
+>it performs the original CSMA/CD protocol, where it broadcasts any requests
+>it gets from the port. So it don't make sense to set the NIC to full-duplex
+>since
+>hub just support half-duplex. It is a very common concept for network engineers.
I'm new to network, but when I tell all this to my company network
engineers, they said I'm wrong. So is there any resource I can refer to
show to my network engineers ?
Is all this true if we are using active hub ?
Regards,
== Yen Jet ==
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