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[–] instamat@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What’s a switch for so I can feel slightly more justified when i buy one?

[–] AstridWipenaugh@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

OP can now connect 48 Ethernet devices. So like your desktop, and uh, a sip phone, and, uhhh the other 46 things on your desk that don't have wifi.

[–] greybeard@lemmy.one 1 points 1 year ago

If you find a $100 used server, that server will probably have 2-10 NICs on it. And any time you run a network cable, you should run 2 instead. And nobody wants to connect to a dead port. It all compounds. In a house 48 ports is kinda hard to use, but in a business with 10 people it is easy to fill a 48 port. It's crazy how network cables multiply like rabbits.