Networks
Hi,
I've got a little question. We have some Cisco switches and some old hubs. I've heard that it is a bad thing to do, having both a switches and Hubs in the same network.
The hubs are connected to one of the ports of the switch.
Greetings,
Witty
by erikdr
Well, it depends...
a) Yes, they ARE compatible. No problem at all. Actually hubs are not really visible towards a switch, they just happen to be part of a segment.
b) Yes, generally spoken you spoil part of the possibilities of a switch by mixingit with hubs. This is because a switch wants to build dedicated VLAN's on the fly between the points in the LAN that need it most. And if one 'point' happens to be a segment with maybe 10-20 totally differently behaving workstations, then the VLAN option is used quite suboptimally.
However you should look carefully, and discuss with the switch vendor, where you need the benefits of switching and whether these get spoiled in your case.
Have fun,
- Amsterdam
by g.witte
by g.witte
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