Re: switch .vs. hub

From: Nih (Nih_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 01/06/05 

Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2005 12:51:05 -0800

Thanks Steve, is there any other setup that a switch would take other than
uncabeling the hub and reconnect it to the switch?

"Steve Winograd [MVP]" wrote:

> In article <4D1F202B-CCC9-4F41-A5EB-8B3CE54093B0@microsoft.com>, Nih
> <Nih@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> >I currently have a hub in the basement connecting all the cat 5 jacks
> >throughout the house. I noticed the connection speed on my laptop through
> >the hub is 10mbps but if i take it upstairs and connect directly to one my my
> >router's ports it gets 100mbps. I understand hubs are "dumb" devices and
> >sends the data to all ports but if i get a switch will I get 100mbps on the
> >laptop downstairs? Does this speed only affect file transferrs between
> >computers or does it also affect internet speed?
>
> Yes, your laptop will connect at 100mbps if you replace the 10mbps hub
> with a 100mbps switch. File transfers will go at the higher speed.
> However, that won't have any effect on Internet speed, since the
> maximum speed of a home broadband connection (cable modem, DSL modem,
> satellite, etc) is far less than 10mbps.
> --
> Best Wishes,
> Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
>
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