Switch-hub?

[Brian Densmore]

Ok, stupid question. Why would you need cache ram in a switch? I could see
it I suppose if you had a big switch, say 40-50 connections, or fiber optic
network. What am I missing here? Thanks for the info on the switch vs. hub.
I never actually thought about getting a switch. So from what I gather a
switch is one step down from a gateway? Do any switches have gateway
capability?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard Meeker [mailto:rmeeker at kc.rr.com]
> Sent: Friday, August 24, 2001 9:06 AM
> To: 'Sam Miller'; kclug at kclug.org
> Subject: RE: Switch-hub?
> 
> 
> If you have a copy of the August Computer User paper, in it there is a
> coupon for %50 off of any merchandise up to $100.  That means you can
> get an 8 port NetGear switch for $45 if you like that idea.  
> The NetGear
> switch actually has RAM in it to cache the data packets, and I don't
> believe the Linksys has any cache RAM.

Brian