Thread: Do I need a switch instead of router
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Old 15-09-2013, 11:30   #7
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Re: Do I need a switch instead of router
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Originally Posted by Rob View Post
In most cases the switch is a dumb device as it doesn't know what is on each end of a cable and will send data down all wires.
I thought that switches could do that, learn which device was connected to which port so it only sent data to the right port? I thought it was hubs that were just dumb junctions that sent everything anywhere?

I'm probably wrong though, I know nearly nothing about networking
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