Re: Netgear 8 Port 10/100 Switch (Hub)

In article <1gd7kxd.1m67mf0gorb4dN%{$PW$}@womar.co.uk>, "Paul Womar"
{$PW$}@womar.co.uk says...
> Rob Morley <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> > In article <c73fdh$hs446$(E-Mail Removed)>, "Dr Zoidberg"
> > AlexNOOOO!!!!@drzoidberg.co.uk says...
> > > A switch is *not* a hub.
> > > They do a similar job but are actually significantly different.
> > >
> > Actually a switch is a hub, but a hub is not necessarily a switch.
>
> I disagree. A hub is a multiport repeater, a switch is a multiport
> hardware bridge.
>
A dumb hub is indeed a repeater, but a switch is not a bridge. It would
only be a bridge if it was bridging between different media or different
network segments, otherwise it's a port-switching hub.
Anyway, this is pointless and way off-topic, so followup set to
uk.comp.home-networking, where it's vaguely on-topic.


Rob Morley