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Re: [LUG] Ethernet hub recommendation

 

> A good many of the "better" unmanaged switches will also monitor and
> use STP, without being managable.
>
> As a general rule, a managed switch is configurable - ie in some way you
> will be able to connect to the switch, either with a webbrowser or a
> telnet/serial connection, and change the way it behaves.  The scope of
> configuration options available to you varies dramatically depending on
> the make and model (and version of the operating system).  Unmanaged
> switches will, generally speaking, be unconfigurable... that doesn't
> mean that they don't use some of the more interesting technologies
> (such as STP, mentioned above).
>
> --Grant
>

VLANS and network segments anyone ?


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