Re: Re (2): Linux hub

[Stan Hoeppner <stan@hardwarefreak.com>]

Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. put forth on 9/6/2010 6:16 AM:
> But, 
> they are still "smart" devices when compared to a hub, cable, repeater, or 
> other device that operates with no internal state.

Agreed in that "smart" here simply means the device looks at the content
of a frame, specifically the target MAC address, and decides which port
to transmit the frame out of based on that data.  An ethernet hub, or
repeater, simply retransmits electrical,or sometimes optical, signals.
Some switches are much much smarter than others, making low end switches
look more akin to a hub.

We're on the same page.  I was being a bit pedantic.

-- 
Stan