Hubs vs switches

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A 10/100 switch can adjust the network speed for each port. So you can have
10MHZ devices like printers and 100MHz devices (new PC) on the same switch.
Where as hubs are usually 10MHZ or 100 MHZ they will not work with the wrong
speed of network card.
Nancy Dunn
Winco Industries

-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Bruton [mailto:bob@...]
Sent: Monday, September 10, 2001 2:49 PM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [Vantage] hubs vs switches


The way I understand it, hubs broadcast packets to all ports connected to
them. A switch reads the address header and only sends a packet to the port
it is addressed for.
-----Original Message-----
From: gilsonscreen@... [mailto:gilsonscreen@...]
Sent: Monday, September 10, 2001 12:33 PM
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Subject: [Vantage] hubs vs switches
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Network gurus:

Last week I asked a question about losing network connection at one of our buildings. A couple of responses said that we should use switches instead of hubs. Can you enlighten me on the difference between the two?

Thank you
Mel Warniment
Gilson Screen Inc


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Mel,

Anybody feel free to correct me if I'm wrong about any of this, because I'm
not 100 percent, but this is the way I hear it, and it seems to work that
way for us.

Switches are faster - hubs have to split up 100mbs among all the ports on
the hub (12-port hub = 100mbs/12). Switches send 100mbs thru each port.
And switches have caches where hubs do not.

Switches are more reliable - error correction. They act as more of a
traffic cop for the network.

Switches have programmable security features.

I haven't had time to play around with any settings on ours, but I know
this... since I replaced our hubs with switches, I lost most of our Vantage
error messages and lockups (except for occasional mischievous workstation
hardware).

Gary


-----Original Message-----
From: gilsonscreen@... [mailto:gilsonscreen@...]
Sent: Monday, September 10, 2001 1:33 PM
To: vantage
Subject: [Vantage] hubs vs switches


Network gurus:

Last week I asked a question about losing network connection at one of our
buildings. A couple of responses said that we should use switches instead
of hubs. Can you enlighten me on the difference between the two?

Thank you
Mel Warniment
Gilson Screen Inc


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A hub is "dumb" and a switch is "smart". In other words; a switch remembers
the addresses of nodes and will send traffic there the shortest way.


HTH,

Paul Siebers

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From: gilsonscreen@... [mailto:gilsonscreen@...]
Sent: Monday, September 10, 2001 13:33
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Subject: [Vantage] hubs vs switches


Network gurus:

Last week I asked a question about losing network connection at one of our
buildings. A couple of responses said that we should use switches instead
of hubs. Can you enlighten me on the difference between the two?

Thank you
Mel Warniment
Gilson Screen Inc


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The way I understand it, hubs broadcast packets to all ports connected to
them. A switch reads the address header and only sends a packet to the port
it is addressed for.
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From: gilsonscreen@... [mailto:gilsonscreen@...]
Sent: Monday, September 10, 2001 12:33 PM
To: vantage
Subject: [Vantage] hubs vs switches


Network gurus:

Last week I asked a question about losing network connection at one of our
buildings. A couple of responses said that we should use switches instead
of hubs. Can you enlighten me on the difference between the two?

Thank you
Mel Warniment
Gilson Screen Inc


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