[NTLUG:Discuss] Ethernet Switches

[Chris Cox]

I didn't make the post... however I will warn that the SNMP management
used by some switches causes grief for routers and other switches which come
from a different manufacturer.  I know for a fact that certain Bay Networks
(dead nowadays of course) and Cisco equipment did not get along.

I would think that if someone advertised their hub as a switch... well... they'd
be in pretty serious trouble.

Travis Bell wrote:
> 
> I remember someone posting a warning about purchasing a switch.  It had something to do with the brand labeling their product as a "switch" when indeed it was an ordinary 10/100 hub.  If that same person is reading this, could you repost what it was that one should look for on the box to determine that it is a true switch and not just a hub?
> 
> Thanks in advance
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