Mariette
Fri Apr 30 12:16:21 CDT 2004
In news:36E10579-391E-42E1-A28B-92A2EB8FFD00@microsoft.com,
John G. <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
Could you expand a little on what the managed
> switch does for me? My elementary understanding is that it would
> allow me to monitor each port individually. Sounds helpful but for
> the cost I'm not sure it's worth it. Thank you again for replying.
A managed switch allows the ports on the switch to be configured, monitored,
enabled and disabled. Switch management can also gather information on a
variety of network parameters, such as ?
- The number of packets that pass through each of its ports
- What types of packets they are
- Whether the packets contain errors
- The number of collisions that have occurred
You should look for the following features on a managed switch
? Gigabit Ethernet support
- SNMP management and remote control capabilities
- A management interface that can be accessed through an internet browser
- Auto-negotiation support which auto-senses the speed and duplex
capabilities of connected devices
- Built-in expansion capability
Most important is that you can easily find where the problems are if large
amounts of collision occur in TCP/IP traffic
Bye
Mariette