Date: Sun, 17 Oct 1999 16:36:40 +1000 From: jonathan michaels <jon@caamora.com.au> To: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com> Cc: Chris Dillon <cdillon@wolves.k12.mo.us>, ckwen <ckwen@eembox.ee.ncku.edu.tw>, freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: ethernet switch type and freebsd (Re: can two fast ethernet cards work in a freebsd box ?) Message-ID: <19991017163640.B24189@caamora.com.au> In-Reply-To: <38094456.B210ECEC@softweyr.com>; from Wes Peters on Sat, Oct 16, 1999 at 09:36:54PM -0600 References: <199910161104.TAA26753@eembox.ee.ncku.edu.tw> <Pine.BSF.4.10.9910161424540.81531-100000@mail.wolves.k12.mo.us> <19991017090323.A23931@caamora.com.au> <38094456.B210ECEC@softweyr.com>
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On Sat, Oct 16, 1999 at 09:36:54PM -0600, Wes Peters wrote: > jonathan michaels wrote: > > especially if i had lots of collisions. > > Yes, every machine plugged into a hub is in a shared collision domain. > In a switched environment, the collision domain consists of the switch > and the host, so there are NO collisions. Even an inexpensive layer 2 > switch provides these benefits. i've heard a reasonable amount of chatter, when its been raised, about switch "layer N". specifically, is thier support in freebsd fro different switch 'layers', i realise that i should "look in the code", but i'm afraid i wouldn't know what to look for. if this 'layering' is in freebsd, how effective is it and does one need to follow a specific type of layering protocol (rfc blahblah and or blabberblabber, etc). > > reliable equipment has becme more than a bit quirky. > > Unfortunately, even inexpensive switches aren't all that inexpensive. yes, more expensive than even a good hub. but, certainly much cheaper than moving house as one chappie suggested (not sarcastically) and my favoured resolution .. grin, sort off. warm regards & best wishes. jonathan -- =============================================================================== Jonathan Michaels PO Box 144, Rosebery, NSW 1445 Australia ===========================================================<jon@caamora.com.au> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-net" in the body of the message
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