Re: Is it really a HUB?

[kenw () kmsi net]

On Fri, 28 Nov 2003 15:37:46 -0500, you wrote:

> At 03:16 PM 11/28/2003, you wrote:
>
> > Interesting.  I personally use a NetGear DS104 dual-speed hub, specially
> > purchased for such work.  I've never seen that behavior.  I do, though,
> > have to watch the port speed lights carefully, and hard-set the NIC
> > interface speed at times.
>
> Actually I just looked at it.. it's not a netgear, it's a linksys "network 
> everywhere" NH1005 v2.
>
> The "square blue box" look which I distinctly remembered about the device 
> confused me into thinking it was a netgear.
>
> This device really does have a very similar look to netgear products:
> http://networkeverywhere.com/products/nh1005.asp 

Did some digging.  It's not clear who actually makes it; a search of the
the LinkSys web site doesn't turn any references to it.

FWIW, I did find someone else who complained of the same problem with that
device.  Apparently it's actually a switch.  I get the feeling
manufacturers are starting to find it cheaper to make switches than hubs.
It's a floor wax/desert topping -- it's a hubswitch!

Pretty soon hubs may become expensive test gear, like taps.  Who knows,
they might even come with buttons to control port speed and disable bridge
learning/MAC filtering.

/kenw
Ken Wallewein CDP,CNE,MCSE,CCA,CCNA
K&M Systems Integration
Phone (403)274-7848
Fax   (403)275-4535
kenw () kmsi net
www.kmsi.net


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