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Newer page: | version 4 | Last edited on Monday, November 22, 2004 2:46:54 pm | by MikeBeattie | Revert |
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-''Hub'' is a bit of a marketing term for an EthernetRepeater.
+''Hub'' is a bit of a marketing term for an EthernetRepeater in the [10BaseT]+ world
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+In older networks ([10Base2] and the like), an EthernetHub was used as the centre point to connect multiple segments together. Since a single [UTP] cable in a [10baseT]+ environment is a bit like a segment on its own, the term ''Hub'' was carried across
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