Switches belong in network closets, and hubs belong on cars:)That's the difference. Hubs and switches work the same with respect to crossover cables and uplink ports. End stations get straight through, hub/switch get crossover. An uplink port is just a hard wired cross over. -----Original Message----- From: Costanzo, Ray [mailto:rcostanzo@xxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 4:39 PM To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [windows2000] Re: A networking question Stop that. That will just further confuse me. If that's true, my understanding of the difference between a hub and a switching being only that a switch will not bring everything down to the lowest device speed is a lie! ;] Ray at work > -----Original Message----- > From: Bill Beckett [mailto:Bill.Beckett@xxxxxxxxxx] > > Actually I thought switch to switch required a cross-over > while switch to > hub was a straight thru...? > > > -----Original Message----- ********************************************************************************************************** The information contained in this e-mail message is intended only for the personal and confidential use of the recipient(s) named above. Distribution, publication, or retransmission of this message is strictly prohibited. This message may be a bank to client communication and as such is priviliged and confidential. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or an agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this document in error and that any review, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail, and delete the original message. The sender of this e-mail specifically "opts-out" of the Electronic Signatures and Global and National Commerce Act (E-Sign) and any and all similar state and federal acts. Accordingly, but without limitation, any and all documents, contracts, and ageements must contain a handwritten signature of the sender to be legal, valid, and enforceable. ********************************************************************************************************** ******************************************************** This Weeks Sponsor Pearl Software Internet Monitoring, Filtering, and Control Solutions Enabling User & Group Level Oversight & Access Policies Fully Functional in a Thick or Thin Client Environment http://www.pearlsw.com ********************************************************** To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation mode or view archives use the below link. http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm ******************************************************** This Weeks Sponsor Pearl Software Internet Monitoring, Filtering, and Control Solutions Enabling User & Group Level Oversight & Access Policies Fully Functional in a Thick or Thin Client Environment http://www.pearlsw.com ********************************************************** To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation mode or view archives use the below link. http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm