Re: OT crossover cable speed
On Mon, 2002-03-25 at 17:56, 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).
The switch will probably be *slower* that the crossover. Depends on
which layer the switch operates and its modes of forwarding (cut
through, store and forward, etc). Basically a switch has to do work on
the packets to shuffle them around. A cross over cable doesn't. Its just
the two computers going hammer and tongs.
Of course theres collisions. But switch <-> Computer has collisions too.
Anyway. You'll find a switch slower (Its really trivial. Because they
are both really fast).
Kind Regards
Crispin Wellington
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