Re: [cobalt-users] Switch or Hub w/ RaQ3 co-lo rack?

["Robert G. Fisher" <rfisher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, Aug 18, 2000 at 10:20:46AM -0700, Kris Dahl wrote:
> You can also break up the switch into VLANs as well, regardless of having a
> router.

True, but using a router lets you link in the servers as a lan segment
which separates out the broadcast traffic.  Switches and VLANs don't
segment apart broadcasts if they are connected by an uplink cable.

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Robert G. Fisher                  NEOCOM Microspecialists Inc. 
Senior System Engineer            (540) 666-9533 x 116