I have a classic hub that does NOT have switching technology. An article I read a while back stated that a switched/hub is more efficient for a little home network. Should I invest in a switch/hub and discard my loyal, trusted Hub-only technology? What is the benefit of the switch technology?
2007-11-17 02:58:51 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
Hub is less intelligent then switch. If you have 4 computers connected to hub, if computer A wishes to talk to computer B, the traffic will be passed to all computers (usually called broadcast), but only computer B will accept it. This broadcasting feature will generate lot of traffic and slow down your network.
However it will be the other story if you use network switch, switch will be able to determine that only computer B is needed to talk with, then the traffic is only sent to computer B. Switch improves your network performance.
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2007-11-17 03:23:54 · answer #1 · answered by picohat 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A switch for home use is considered a Layer 2 device and only deals with the MAC layer therefore no IP addresses are saved.
at any rate a switch essentially uses the entire pipe(bandwidth) when transmitting versus a shared throughput a hub uses. So you will get faster speeds. Moreover it will not forward any broadcast traffic to ports that do not require it. This is a major benefit.
2007-11-17 04:00:03 · answer #2 · answered by Slick 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A switch remembers IP addresses and therefor can run the network a little faster. If your home network is operating without any problems, then save your bucks and stick with the hub.
2007-11-17 03:04:42 · answer #3 · answered by Ron M 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋