[olug] OT: Cheap cisco routers?

[Jonathan Warren]

Now I am really confused.  I am running two switches at home with no problems.

A switched Ethernet network should be exempt from the 5-4-3 rule because each switch has a buffer to temporarily store data and all nodes can access a switched Ethernet LAN simultaneously. 

On Sun, Aug 25, 2002 at 04:58:50PM -0500, Nick Walter wrote:
> http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/5/5_4_3_rule.html
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> Nick Walter
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Phil Brutsche" <phil at brutsche.us>
> To: <olug at olug.org>
> Sent: Sunday, August 25, 2002 4:01 PM
> Subject: Re: [olug] OT: Cheap cisco routers?
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> 
> > Nick Walter wrote:
> > > Hmmm, I know the 5-4-3 hub rule, but that only applies with
> hubs/repeaters.
> > > Shouldn't apply to switched environments.  Is the 3 switch rule
> something
> > > different?
> >
> > I thought the 3-4-5 hub rule was the same for hubs and switches.
> >
> >
> > Phil
> >
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