On 4/12/22 10:44, Todd Goodman via cctalk wrote: > To me a hub is a layer 1 device (physical layer) that doesn't look at > the traffic at all while the bridge does look at the traffic and > generally implements 802.1d Spanning Tree Protocol and processes BPDUs.
Hub is a nebulous term. For example, I've got a couple of NS "Datamover" 10Base boxes that take the WAN connection via 10base2 and distribute it via 10BaseT; absolutely dumb boxes without any intelligence at all. I also have some Farallon 100baseT boxes that appear to provide filtering and logon for WAN connections. Of course, many hubs include NAT, port moderation, etc. Personally, I don't care, so long as the things work. --Chuck
