cappellini Posted May 26, 2005 Posted May 26, 2005 d-link dss-5+ fast ethernet switch (5 port)...will trade for something Quote
pbelitz Posted May 26, 2005 Posted May 26, 2005 Are you in Seattle? Will you sell it to me? Email rather than PM me. "my username' 'at' gmail.com. Gracias. -Paul Quote
ashw_justin Posted May 27, 2005 Posted May 27, 2005 hmm that's a switch Paul, I think you need a router. technically I don't know the difference but there is one. I know at least that you get some primitive firewall and port managing, and I'm not sure you can connect a switch directly to a cable modem, but I could be wrong. Quote
pbelitz Posted May 27, 2005 Posted May 27, 2005 (edited) Hmmm....Cappellini? What's the difference between a switch and a router? Edit: a quick googling imparted the knowledge that I do, indeed, need a router. Which seems to be a switch combined with other stuff, like a firewall. Damn. Edited May 27, 2005 by pbelitz Quote
dknox Posted May 27, 2005 Posted May 27, 2005 Hope this clears some of it up a: -hub repeats everything it hears to everything plugged in -switch selectively sends info between the devices plugged in and a router connects a switch(group of computers) to the internet/modem/etc Quote
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