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What is the difference between a hub and a switch?
Posted byhari_cons
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Posted at06 Sep 23:56
Last Update at22 Mar 09:31
CategoryHome Networking & Wi-Fi

 

 

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[-] Answer by: RJ45 - Guru Rating: 2.6

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In a network of computers, a hub takes a received packet and sends it out to all other `puters on the network (whether they should get it or not), a switch will only send a packet to the `puter that it is meant for. That's the bare-bones explanation.