Chris Mathey wrote:
> michael hast wrote:
>
>> You know, most consumer-grade routers with multiple ports function as
>> a hub and not a switch. I just picked up a Nortel Baystack 24-port
>> switch on ebay for $10.00. I searched locally so I wouldn't have to
>> pay for shipping. There are tons of deals like this out there due to
>> corporate lease returns. There are several nice things about one
>> like this. One, you can plug your stuff into it and it works. No
>> crossover cables, no configuring, no nothing. It just works.
>> Another thing I like is the fact that I'm not likely to ever have
>> more than 24 ethernet devices to plug in (including the router). The
>> last thing that is a real kicker about this thing to me is that with
>> one cable going from my Netgear router and then three boxen plugged
>> into the switch, the network tuns startlingly faster than going
>> straight out the ports of the router. If you would prefer to work
>> with what you have, I understand that too. I love configuring some
>> things. Others, it's kind of a lost cause. That's my $.02 on this
>> deal. Thanks.
>> --Michael
>>
>>
> That's not exactly true. I have never seen a recent router with "hub"
> ports. a hub is not full duplex, hubs are just repeaters, every host
> connected see's every unicast and multicast. A switch know's every mac
> address that is plugged into itself and only sends unicast frames to
> the intended MAC address. Broadcast frames hit everything of course.
>
> when you say startlingly faster plugged into the baystack I am willing
> to bet you had a duplex mismatch when you were plugged into the router
> switch ports.
>
> -Chris
>
If by "duplex mismatch" you mean that I had a box running base 10 that
was slowing down the entire network, that makes sense, but all the nics
I'm using are capable of 100 and the router indeed had the proper LED
color to show that it was proportedly running at full duplex. I will
concede, however, that my router may be a piece of crap and not capable
of switching at full duplex. I don't know. Maybe I'm just blowing
bubbles. ;-)
--Michael
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