08-19-2009, 05:12 PM
Guess I learned something new.. my routers all say switches on them. Thanks dood. Instead it turns out that switches aren't always routers, but routers are always capable of doing the job of a switch.Look at it this way.. A Hub is passive and is just wiring that connects all items on it together.A Switch is a smart version of a hub, and can learn where data is going and direct it.A Router is a brainiac version of a Switch with programmable features, etc.If you need a hub, any of the three will work.If you need a switch, a router or switch will work. If you need a router.. you need a router. <img src=\"style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif\" style=\"vertical-align:middle\" emoid=\"
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