On Tue, Mar 26, 2002 at 11:29:10AM -0600, dman wrote: | On Mon, Mar 25, 2002 at 06:50:06AM -0500, Jason M. Harvey wrote: | | On Mon, Mar 25, 2002 at 01:16:01AM -0800, Sean 'Shaleh' Perry wrote: | | | | | | On 25-Mar-2002 Rob VanFleet wrote: | | | > Sorry this has nothing to do with Debian, but I'm at a loss as to where | | | > else to ask (if it matters, both machines are running Debian <g>). | | | > | | | > I am looking to connect two machines, one will be connected to the | | | > outside network, the other connected to it via a second NIC. I really | | | > don't want to use a switch for just two machines, but I am wondering if | | | > a crossover cable has any speed disadvantages as opposed to a small | | | > switch. These machines will constantly be transferring data, so I would | | | > like the connection to be as fast as possible (limited by the NICs to | | | > 100 Mbs). | | | | | | should go as fast as the wire allows. | | | | i agree. a crossover cable is just the same as a straight cable, with | | just 4 wires going to different pins.... but the resistance is still the | | same. | | Right. | | | just a guess here, but thinking of resistance in the wire, crossover | | may have less resistance than a switch (if it matters). | | I don't think it matters since the switch has its own power source. | If the machines are separated by a long distance, having one or more | switches would improve performance because a clean signal will always | be emitted from the "far" side even if the incoming signal is a little | dirty. | | If the machines are close together, then the only practical difference | you'll notice is the cost (time and money) of locating and installing | the hardware. Hmm, the switch would use some more power too (for your | utility bill). | | -D | | -- | | Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet | and a light unto my path. | Psalms 119:105 | | nice. very good points. ~jason -- --------------------------------------------------------------- | http://theigloo.dhs.org:81 | http://counter.li.org/ | | Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 Woody | 2.4.16-k6 | | jason@theigloo.dhs.org | registered linux user #202942 | ---------------------------------------------------------------
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