Ot: Router configuration

Alex Snow alex_snow at gmx.net
Thu Jun 17 19:06:44 EDT 2004


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a hub is dumb. it takes the data and sends it to all hosts. the host 
that needed the data excepts it but all the others don't. that's what 
makes a hub slow. expecially if you have more then 2 clients.
a switch is smart. it knows where the data is supposted to go.
that increases performance by a lot.
On Thu, 
Jun 17, 2004 at 02:11:20PM -0700, Steve Holmes wrote:
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> Haven't tried the direct connection route yet; probably give that a
> try tomorrow when I have more time at home.  I had no idea a switch
> was so much faster than a hub; just shows how easy it is to get behind
> the times, I guess.
> 
> On Thu, Jun 17, 2004 at 02:34:46PM -0500, Luke Davis wrote:
> > The hub is probably doing more damage then the 486.  You should get a 
> > switch--a hub is never preferable, except as a repeter.
> > 
> > What kind of speeds do you get, when you take the 486 out of the chain as 
> > a test?
> > 
> > Luke
> 
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