[NTLUG:Discuss] Ethernet Switches

[Dennis Myhand]

No.  It is a switch if it uses memory to store the packets before forwarding
them and transistors (or some other suitable electronic devices) to make the
connections between ports.  It is an hub if the connection between ports is
always there and the packet from one machine on the hub goes to ALL machines on
the hub.  Full- or half-duplex merely refers to the speed at which the
information is moved.  The speed at which the information is moved has nothing
to do with whether it is a switch or hub.  HTH, peace, Dennis in Victoria

Jack Snodgrass wrote:

> I think.... but I'm not 100% certain.... if it says that
> it is capable of doing 'Full Duplex' on each port or
> something about 200 Mhz throughput ( 100Mhz in each
> direction at the same time ) then it is a 'switch' and
> not just a hub.
>
> jack
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Travis Bell" <tjbell at usa.net>
> To: "NTLUG at www.cybermail.net:Discuss" <discuss at ntlug.org>
> Sent: Sunday, October 07, 2001 9:31 PM
> Subject: [NTLUG:Discuss] Ethernet Switches
>
> > 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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