Re: switch or hub

[alan shields <alanshields@xxxxxxx>]

A hub simply sends all packets to every port, whereas a switch 
intelligently routes packets by mac address. The advantage is that you 
get potentially more bandwidth for each machine (unless of course 
everything goes back and forth to the same server in which case you 
still have everything going down the same bit of wire)

A switch shouldn't be any more reliable, unless of course you have a 
broken hub.

Alan Shields
alanshields@xxxxxxx
On Tuesday, July 23, 2002, at 07:34 PM, Robert Crawshaw wrote:

> Lo peeps
>
> Could someone please tell me the difference between a switch and a
hub.
> Im still having network trouble, sometimes the pc's will talk, but
most 
> of
> the time they wont, depends which direction the wind is blowing.
> They are connected via a 16 port hub at the moment, but i have seen
a
> reasonably priced (bargain) 8 port switch, was wondering if that would
> make
> any difference ??
>
> tia
>
> Robert
Crawshaw                
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