Switch Or Hub

[joey01234]

on setting up a new network, with a domain server (windows 2003 server) and windows 2000 clients.

whould i need a switch or a hub for connectivity ?

i'm thinking switch

pro's and con's please ?

i'm new to this so be gentle please
Joey

 

[bcastner]

Switch, without question. It might even be a little hard to find a hub anymore.

 

[cdogg]

Switches and hubs offer the same functionality, except that switches are more efficient in splitting up bandwidth to each port. Basically, a hub must constantly scan each port in a process that forces it to split the bandwidth equally to each device. In other words, 4 devices connected at 100MB/s to a 4-port hub would only receive 25MB/s per channel. A switch gives bandwidth when requested. So in that same scenario, a device could receive up to the maximum bandwidth of 100MB/s when using a switch.

You can do a google search on the net to find more information.


~cdogg
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[nemotek]

Hubs tend to be slower than Switches. Hubs share bandwidth while Switches provide dedicated speed in connection. Generally Switches are called smart hubs, because they could auto-negotiate, remember MAC add etc..

And most importantly there are not making it anymore, so which makes it a rarity. BCASTNER has a good point when he said that.

nemotek,