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Matth · 01-02-2015, 20:30

Managed = remote stats via SNMP ... if you don't know it, you don't need it!

A "Switch" is actually a "Switched hub".

In a conventional (unswitched) hub, all traffic is carried on all ports.
In a switch, port 1 can be exchanging traffic with main, at the same time as port 2 is exchanging traffic with port 3.

In the simple case of sharing broadband, the switch does not make any real difference, because a single resource is being contended for.

With the right layout, switching (and all current routers are switches) may allow NAS access to bypass other traffic - but traffic passing over the link between router and switch will still be contending - so the thing which makes most use of the NAS, should be on the same device as it ... both on the router, or both on the switch.

01-02-2015, 20:30	#12
Matth Inactive Join Date: Mar 2004 Services: BB:M, TV:XL, Phone:M, Loyalty Posts: 2,516	Re: Network switch help. Managed = remote stats via SNMP ... if you don't know it, you don't need it! A "Switch" is actually a "Switched hub". In a conventional (unswitched) hub, all traffic is carried on all ports. In a switch, port 1 can be exchanging traffic with main, at the same time as port 2 is exchanging traffic with port 3. In the simple case of sharing broadband, the switch does not make any real difference, because a single resource is being contended for. With the right layout, switching (and all current routers are switches) may allow NAS access to bypass other traffic - but traffic passing over the link between router and switch will still be contending - so the thing which makes most use of the NAS, should be on the same device as it ... both on the router, or both on the switch.