[AccessD] OT: Wireless network (sort of)

And they improve speed.

Because they do not SHARE the bandwidth amongst the
ports.  A 10-BaseT hub SHARES that speed amongst the
available ports.  This dividing the individual
bandwidth per port.

A switch allocates all available bandwidth on a PER
PORT basis.

Maybe you need to learn what you are talking about
before you give out false information.

--- Erwin Craps <Erwin.Craps at ithelps.be> wrote:
> And to be correct, switches don't improve speed
> (compared to hub's) they
> improve bandwith and reduce collisions!!!
> Switches create virtual point to point connections.
> 
> Switches do improve speed compared to routers.
> 
> Erwin
> 
> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> Van: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] Namens
> Frank Tanner III
> Verzonden: zaterdag 1 november 2003 16:23
> Aan: Access Developers discussion and problem
> solving
> Onderwerp: RE: [AccessD] OT: Wireless network (sort
> of)
> 
> 
> Switches will ALWAYS improve your speed over hubs.
> Period.
> 
> Hubs SHARE the same bandwidth on all ports. 
> Switches
> allocate the max bandwidth per port.
> 
> You are incorrect.
> 
> --- Erwin Craps <Erwin.Craps at ithelps.be> wrote:
> > But switches have no sense in a 1 server
> environment
> > because all of the
> > trafic goes and comes from one point.
> > Unless your clients are 100Mb and the uplink to
> the
> > server is 1Gb.
> > 
> > People often believe switches will improve their
> > network speed, but that
> > is not always the case.
> > But indeed the prices of the switches have dropped
> > that you buy a switch
> > at the price of a good hub these days.
> > 
> > Erwin
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On
> > Behalf Of Rocky Smolin
> > - Beach Access Software
> > Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2003 1:55 AM
> > To: Access Developers discussion and problem
> solving
> > Subject: Re: [AccessD] OT: Wireless network (sort
> > of)
> > 
> > 
> > Got it. I think.  Switch can route packet based on
> > IP address but can't
> > generate an IP address.  Yes?
> > 
> > Rocky
> > 
> > 
> > Rocky
> > 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Frank Tanner III"
> <pctech at mybellybutton.com>
> > To: "Access Developers discussion and problem
> > solving"
> > <accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
> > Sent: Friday, October 31, 2003 10:29 AM
> > Subject: Re: [AccessD] OT: Wireless network (sort
> > of)
> > 
> > 
> > > It is sort of half-way, but not really.
> > >
> > > Switches are a "generation" better.  Hubs and
> > > switches, on their most basic level perform the
> > same function.  They
> > > distribute network traffic.  But HOW they
> > distribute that traffic is
> > > fundimentally different.
> > >
> > > Unless they're one of the newer layer 3 or layer
> 4 switches, they 
> > > cannot perform routing functions.
> > They
> > > just hand packets off from point A to point B.
> > Think
> > > of them as sort of a postman.  They have an
> > address
> > > for each device on the network and they hand off
> > each
> > > piece of mail to the appropriate address.  A
> hub,
> > > using this sama analagy would deliver the same
> > piece
> > > of mail to every house and the one that it
> > belonged to
> > > would be the one that actually reads it.
> > >
> > > --- Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software
> <bchacc at san.rr.com> wrote:
> > > > "but it's as close as I could think of without
> > > > getting too technical."
> > > >
> > > > Thank you.  Much appreciated.  So a switch is
> > like
> > > > halfway between a hub and
> > > > a router?
> > > >
> > > > Rocky
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Frank Tanner III"
> > <pctech at mybellybutton.com>
> > > > To: "Access Developers discussion and problem
> > > > solving"
> > > > <accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
> > > > Sent: Friday, October 31, 2003 7:36 AM
> > > > Subject: Re: [AccessD] OT: Wireless network
> > (sort
> > > > of)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > A router and a switch are fundimentall
> > different
> > > > > things.
> > > > >
> > > > > A router does just that.  It routes network
> > > > traffic.
> > > > >
> > > > > A switch plays "traffic cop" for a network.
> > > > >
> > > > > Newer switches, especially the layer 3 and
> > layer 4
> > > > > ones can perform both functions.This isn't
> an
> > > > exact
> > > > > definition, but it's as close as I could
> think
> > of
> > > > > without getting too technical.
> > > > >
> > > > > --- Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software
> > <bchacc at san.rr.com>
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > Is there a difference between a switch and
> a
> > > > router?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Rocky
> > > > > >
> > > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > > From: "Frank Tanner III"
> > > > <pctech at mybellybutton.com>
> > > > > > To: "Access Developers discussion and
> > problem
> > > > > > solving"
> > > > > > <accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
> > > > > > Sent: Friday, October 31, 2003 6:54 AM
> > > > > > Subject: RE: [AccessD] OT: Wireless
> network
> > > > (sort
> > > > > > of)
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > I recommend "hardwiring" the IP address
> of
> > any
> > > > > > device
> > > > > > > or server connected to your LAN that's
> not
> > a workstation and
> > > > > > > is virtually always on.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > For the price, I would also highly
> > recommend
> > > > > > removing
> > > > > > > all hubs from your network and using
> them
> > as doorstops.
> > > > > > > Switches have come way down in
> > > > price
> > > > > > and
> > > > > > > have many benifits over hubs.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Hubs divide the bandwidth across all
> > ports.
> > > > Thus
> > > > > > if
> > > > > > > you have an 8-port 10-BaseT hub, all
> ports
> > > > that
> > > > > > are
> > > > > > > processing data split that 10Mbit.  A
> 
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