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A managed switch simply means that the ports can be set up manually, and normally that data on the traffic being carried can be viewed (how busy each port is). |
A managed switch simply means that the ports can be set up manually, and normally that data on the traffic being carried can be viewed (how busy each port is). |
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This means you could fix a port at 100Mb/s or full duplex, or whatever instead of trusting the automatic negotiation (which is not always foolproof).<br> <br> |
This means you could fix a port at 100Mb/s or full duplex, or whatever instead of trusting the automatic negotiation (which is not always foolproof).<br> <br> |
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With hubs and switches, we now have a way of physically connecting '''several''' |
With hubs and switches, we now have a way of physically connecting '''several''' devices, such as a PC, physically together. |
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devices, such as a PC, physically together.<br> |
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== LAN/Ethernet == |
== LAN/Ethernet == |
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