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Hubs vs. switches

Hubs vs. switches

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Hubs vs. switches

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I want to talk a bit about that little box that everybody connects to make a local area network. I've got a bunch of these little boxes in front of me. Some of them only have maybe five connections. Some have more than that. It doesn't matter. One of the things that's important about these boxes is I can plug these network cables in anywhere I want. You don't have to plug them in certain points. But as long as all the computers are plugged into one of these little boxes together, I've got a local area network. But that's not the issue. What I want to talk about is there's two very different technologies in front of you. I've got four things called a Switch and one thing called a Hub. Now, I'm going to give it away. This box right over here on top is a Hub. Now, underneath it is a Switch. Can you tell the difference? Mike, we don't even know what the difference is yet. I know that's what this episode is all about. But I…

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