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On Mon, 14 Sep 2009, Richard Brown wrote:
Hi All Can switches be responsible for network bottlenecks please? I understood that some switches can handle only a certain amount of transfer. So if I have 15 computers all using the network at the same time I am concerned that that could cause a bottleneck in the router.
Small network switches ought to be fine - so if you have a single 16-port switch it'll be OK.
However if you have 4 or 5 small switches changed together then it may well be a bottleneck depending on where you're data is going.
What will also be an issue is using a hub rather than a switch.What does your network topology look like? How many switches, how are the connected, etc.
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