Subj : Switch vs. router?
To   : Sean Dennis
From : Stewart Honsberger
Date : Sat Mar 09 2002 05:19 am

Hello Sean!

Mar 08 2002 14:23, Sean Dennis wrote to All:

 SD> I was out shopping today when I came upon a Linksys 10/100 switch.  I 
 SD> was thinking about getting it for my LAN.  Right now, I have my two 
 SD> computers on a crossover cable, both with 100mb cards in them.  My 
 SD> laptop has a 3Com/Megahertz 10mb LAN/56K modem combo PCMCIA card in 
 SD> it.  Here's why I didn't buy it: I am planning on getting DSL.  If I 
 SD> get a router like I'm planning (again, a Linksys model), do I 
 SD> /REALLY/ need that switch or am I just being redundant in equipment?

A switch will be functional for years to come, whereas an Internet router is a 
uni-purpose device.

Get the switch and pick up a LinkSys 1-port Internet router. Connect the 
Internet router to your switch and it becomes a drop-in upgrade to your LAN.

[Stewart Honsberger] [blackdeath@softhome.net] [http://blackdeath.2y.net/]

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