[K12OSN] hub vs. switch

[Will Hatch]

Thanks all for the clear explanation.  I'm off to buy a switch!
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> From: Shawn Powers <spowers at inlandlakes.org>
> Date: 2004/07/07 Wed AM 08:12:54 EDT
> To: "Support list for opensource software in schools." <k12osn at redhat.com>
> Subject: Re: [K12OSN] hub vs. switch
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> An "off the cuff" comparison is cars and packets.
> 
> Imagine a road 80 feet wide, and a mile long with no lines, lanes, etc. 
>   Just a big road.  Now imagine 5,000 cars on that road, all going in 
> different directions, and stopping at different places along the way. 
> Also imagine that half of the drivers are from England, and half are 
> from the US.  (The "which side of the road" debate)
> 
> That's a hub.
> 
> A switch would be the same road with lanes, laws, etc.
> 
> Even "dumb" switches are TONS better than hubs.
> 
> -Shawn
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> 
> Will Hatch wrote:
> > I managed to get a couple work stations booted and my internet connection working through eth1, but I've been told that a switch will work much better than the Netgear 8 port dual-speed hub that I have been attempting to use to connect to eth0.  Can anybody verify this? Thanks! -Will
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