Along came a hub, a switch, and a router....Aren't they the same?

[onthink]

Really excellent! You have gone a great job!

 

[S0ULphIRE]

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lol, found your original post

 

[Nitestick]

the one here far predates the post there....

 

[S0ULphIRE]

the one here far predates the post there....

good point didn't see that thar. scratch the 'original post' post.

 

[oldskool]

...... Routers operate at the 3rd layer of the OSI model. (the transport layer)

Excellent article, but one question, if I may ask ? Isn't the Third Layer the Network Layer?

 

[S0ULphIRE]

Isn't the Third Layer the Network Layer?

it is too, nicely spotted
transport is the fourth layer I believe.

 

[Direland]

Very nice guide. I could have used this in a previous job interview when I got asked what the difference between a switch and a hub was. =P

Kudos to you!

 

[madmanstoner]

can i ask a question here, i have loads of switches hubs and routers, now i had charter nd had a decent set up for a home network but that went through now that we dropped them, so my mother bought a Verizon mifi and i was wondering can i hook that tom my computer to receive the internet and send it out though the ethernet to other computers, and if so what would i want to use a hub (doubt it), switch, or router?

 

[starwars]

what would be best for hooking up a ps2 wirelessly? are there wireless hubs and switches? like you said routers are getting expensive.

 

[andyw80]

Very nice