[Glastonbury] Wireless Access Point

[Greg Browne]

It most probably has RJ45 connections and an old 10Base2 connection. Many
old routers/hubs had both.

As I understand it. A router broadcasts the information out on all ports, a
switch is more intelligent. It has already etected the connections so just
sends the packet to the correct port, saving lots of traffic and bandwidth.

Greg

(From webopedia - One of several adaptations of the
Ethernet<http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/1/Ethernet.html>(IEEE
802.3 <http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/1/IEEE_802_standards.html>) standard
for Local Area Networks
(LANs)<http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/1/local_area_network_LAN.html>.
The 10Base-2 standard (also called *Thinnet*) uses 50 ohm coaxial
cable<http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/1/coaxial_cable.html>(RG-58 A/U)
with maximum lengths of 185 meters. This
cable <http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/1/10Base_2.html#> is thinner and more
flexible than that used for the 10Base-5 standard.)
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Greg Browne
www.rotherleigh.co.uk
Tel: 020 7871 8495
Fax: 07967 627835
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