Ethereal-users: Re: [Ethereal-users] Others' Traffic.. no HTTP?
Agreed, the terminology is all contorted, and it's making my networking
education a bit more challenging..
~rob~
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Parker" <jparker@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "'Guy Harris'" <gharris@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: <ethereal-users@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2001 10:34 AM
Subject: RE: [Ethereal-users] Others' Traffic.. no HTTP?
> > Hmm. Linksys claim on their Web site that their hubs really are hubs:
> >
> > http://www.linksys.com/support/support.asp?spid=7
> >
> > which sayd
> >
> > Switch VS. Hub. All Linksys Switches provide for Full-Duplex
> > speed and cut down the traffic on the network by sending the
> > packets only to the port on the workstation is to receive the
> > information. The Linksys hubs only operate at Half-Duplex speed
> > and they broad cast a packet to all the nodes on the network...
>
> The terminology on this point is so degraded that it is
> difficult to know what someone is talking about. The term
> "switch" was used a decade ago to differentiate some bridges,
> and is now almost meaningless. Frame Relay and ATM
> devices are switches. Bridges are switches. And
> even routers are marketed as switches. I think switch
> means "fast" in marketing.
>
> I am reminded of the term "Olympic Pool" widely used by
> hotels. I always thought this referred a set of dimensions.
> After investigation, I've determined that this means
> "rectangular"
>
> - jeff parker
> - axiowave networks
>
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