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Jlencion at 16:42, 12 December 2006

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Rrud: /* Relation to other networking technologies */

2006-12-07T21:24:35Z

‎Relation to other networking technologies

Rrud at 21:21, 7 December 2006

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Rrud at 21:20, 7 December 2006

2006-12-07T21:20:46Z

Rrud at 21:19, 7 December 2006

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Rrud at 21:15, 7 December 2006

2006-12-07T21:15:45Z

Rrud: /* Not a router */

2006-12-07T19:39:02Z

‎Not a router

Rrud: /* Analogy */

2006-12-07T19:24:30Z

‎Analogy

Rrud at 19:17, 7 December 2006

2006-12-07T19:17:29Z

Rrud: /* Analogy */

2006-12-07T19:15:57Z

‎Analogy

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	===Check out a switch===		===Check out a switch===
	If you're a student living in a 3+ person room with only 2 network ports, you can check out a switch from [[Technology Services]] to add extra ethernet ports. To check one out (for the semester / year), please stop by the [[Technology Helpline]] in [[Olin]].		If you're a student living in a 3+ person room with only 2 network ports, you can check out a switch from [[Technology Services]] to add extra ethernet ports. To check one out (for the semester / year), please stop by the [[Technology Helpline]] in [[Olin]].
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		+	[[Category:Networking]]
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 * A switch is essentially a more efficient, sophisticated [[hub]].
 * A switch does '''not''' act as a [[DHCP]] server or assign [[IP address|IP addresses]]
-* Switches are often confused with [[routers|router]], but serve very different functions on a network. See [[Network Routers Versus Switches| Routers vs. Switches]] for more information.
+* Switches are often confused with [[router|routers]], but serve very different functions on a network. See [[Network Routers Versus Switches| Routers vs. Switches]] for more information.
 ==Switch Visual Example==

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 * A switch is essentially a more efficient, sophisticated [[hub]].
 * A switch does '''not''' act as a [[DHCP]] server or assign [[IP address|IP addresses]]
-* Switches are often confused with [[routers]], but serve very different functions on a network. See [[Network Routers Versus Switches| Routers vs. Switches]] for more information.
+* Switches are often confused with [[routers|router]], but serve very different functions on a network. See [[Network Routers Versus Switches| Routers vs. Switches]] for more information.
 ==Switch Visual Example==

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 ==Relation to other networking technologies==
 * A switch is essentially a more efficient, sophisticated [[hub]].
-* A switch does '''not''' use [[DHCP]] or ''assign'' [[IP address|IP addresses]]
+* A switch does '''not''' act as a [[DHCP]] server or assign [[IP address|IP addresses]]
 * Switches are often confused with [[routers]], but serve very different functions on a network. See [[Network Routers Versus Switches| Routers vs. Switches]] for more information.

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-==Relation to other networking devices==
+==Relation to other networking technologies==
-A switch is essentially a more efficient, sophisticated [[hub]].
+* A switch is essentially a more efficient, sophisticated [[hub]].
+* A switch does '''not''' use [[DHCP]] or ''assign'' [[IP address|IP addresses]]
-Also, switches are often confused with [[routers]], but serve very different functions on a network. See [[Network Routers Versus Switches| Routers vs. Switches]] for more information.
+* Switches are often confused with [[routers]], but serve very different functions on a network. See [[Network Routers Versus Switches| Routers vs. Switches]] for more information.
 ==Switch Visual Example==

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 [[Image:switch.jpg|right|thumb]]
 In computer networking, a '''switch''' connects multiple network devices together to form a [[LAN]]. A switch works by filtering and forwarding packets between LAN segments, transparently ''bridging'' them.
 A switch is essentially a more efficient, sophisticated [[hub]].
-==Not a router==
+Also, switches are often confused with [[routers]], but serve very different functions on a network. See [[Network Routers Versus Switches| Routers vs. Switches]] for more information.
-The confusion probably stems from the existence of devices which act as '''both''' routers ''and'' switches.
+==Switch Visual Example==
-===Neighborhood Analogy===
+==At �鶹��Ƶ==
-A good analogy for switches and routers is to think of a network of computers as a neighborhood. A switch is the ''street'' which connects the houses, and routers are ''intersections'' which connect the neighborhoods and contain important information about them, like street names.
+If you want extra ports in a room at �鶹��Ƶ, you can bring your own '''switch''' or '''hub'''. '''Routers''' are '''not''' allowed on the �鶹��Ƶ network, unless their DHCP functionality is disabled.
-==Switch Visual Example==
+===Check out a switch===
-[[Image:switchchart.jpg|thumb|500px|center]]
+If you're a student living in a 3+ person room with only 2 network ports, you can check out a switch from [[Technology Services]] to add extra ethernet ports. To check one out (for the semester / year), please stop by the [[Technology Helpline]] in [[Olin]].

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 A switch is essentially a more efficient, sophisticated [[hub]].
 A switch is often confused with a [[router]], but the two serve very different purposes. A router ''determines'' the best way to ''route'' packets across networks, based on certain network conditions.
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 A good analogy for switches and routers is to think of a network of computers as a neighborhood. The switches are the ''streets'', which connect the houses, and the routers are ''intersections'', which contain information about the streets, like street name signs.
-===Switch Visual Example===
+==Switch Visual Example==
 [[Image:switchchart.jpg|thumb|500px|center]]