On Wednesday 31 May 2006 14:26, Chris Mathey wrote:
>
> A hub is in other terms a "repeater" because when an ethernet frame
A repeater is not used to repeat to a bunch of ports, but to extend a network
leg. To extend the length of a network. (Which can be done just as well with
a switch.)
In using a hub or switch as a 'repeater' you only use two ports to extend the
physical reach of the network cable.
You can call it whatever you want, but using wrong terms when educating
someone is never a good idea. A hub can be used as a repeater. As can a
bridge and a router. But you don't go around calling them repeaters. An
important distinction.
> Basically my statement was that if you go buy a router from compusa
> netgear\dlink\linksys\et al they are switches and not hubs.
Yes.
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