[H-GEN] network boggle

[Rob Kearey]

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Christopher Biggs wrote:

> You'll need a "10/100" switch/hub (as opposed to just plain 100).
> Believe it or not, a 10/100 hub is a 10Mb hub and a 100Mb hub, with an
> ethernet bridge between them---the protocols are in no way compatible,
> and the boxes which allow you to plug both types of host in are in
> fact two almost-completely-separate devices under the hood.

Hmmm. Are there different MAC addresses for each port at different
speeds?

> --cjb

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Rob K
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Please abbreviate 'bandwidth' as 'bndwth'
thereby conserving precious bndwth.

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