> > > >---- Original Message ---- >From: b...@iguanasuicide.net >To: ow...@netptc.net >Subject: Re: Re (2): Linux hub >Date: Mon, 6 Sep 2010 18:45:33 -0500 > >>In <380-2201091623840...@netptc.net>, ow...@netptc.net wrote: >>>>---- Original Message ---- >>>>From: b...@iguanasuicide.net >>>>>In <380-22010905162433...@netptc.net>, ow...@netptc.net wrote: >>>>>>>---- Original Message ---- >>>>>>>From: peasth...@shaw.ca >>>>>>>>From: "PT M." <pen...@gmail.com> >>>>>>>>Quoting from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_switch, >>>>>>>>"Switches may operate at one or more OSI layers, including >>>>>>>>physical, >>>>>>>>data link, network, or transport (i.e., end-to-end)." >>>>>> >>>>>>Lots of terminology confusion. It used to be hubs were at level >1, >>>>>>switches at level 2, routers at level 3 and gateways above level >3. >>>>>>Larry >>>>> >>>>>TL;DR: That's an over-simplification or a case of nostalgia. >>> >>>I'm not disagreeing with you in practice but many years ago these >>>WERE the definitions the ITU and ISO dealt with. >> >>I love to see an actual ISO or ITU document that provides a >normative >>definition of the any of those terms. Since you are claiming such a >document >>exists, perhaps you could provide a URL, ISBN, or other reference? >>-- >>Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. ,= ,-_-. =. >>b...@iguanasuicide.net ((_/)o o(\_)) >>ICQ: 514984 YM/AIM: DaTwinkDaddy `-'(. .)`-' >>http://iguanasuicide.net/ \_/ >> I'll see if I can dig up a reference. Remember this was in the 80s. Larry
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