hacker07 Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 Hey guys. What would be the best thing to do with a 24 port hub Intel Express 10/100 24-Port Stackable Hub Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparda Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 Install 23 network cards in a computer and team them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hacker07 Posted August 24, 2010 Author Share Posted August 24, 2010 Install 23 network cards in a computer and team them. lol! any other ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparda Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 lol! any other ideas? Connect 24 5-port switches to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hacker07 Posted August 24, 2010 Author Share Posted August 24, 2010 Connect 24 5-port switches to it. So connect switches to it? What if all the switches are sending data back wouldn't it interfere with other packets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Netshroud Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 Connect each port to a port on a 24-port switch. ^_^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hacker07 Posted August 24, 2010 Author Share Posted August 24, 2010 Connect each port to a port on a 24-port switch. ^_^ That wouldn't mess up the network traffic would it? If I put it right on a router then connected switches to it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparda Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 If it is a HUB and not a switch, any more than one computer sending data continuously will cause packet loss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hacker07 Posted August 24, 2010 Author Share Posted August 24, 2010 If it is a HUB and not a switch, any more than one computer sending data continuously will cause packet loss. What's the best use for it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr-Protocol Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 (edited) So connect switches to it? What if all the switches are sending data back wouldn't it interfere with other packets CSMA/CD It's also a switched network not a hub. BUT, I have heard if you blast too many MAC Addresses at a high end switch, it will fall back into a hub mode and broadcast all packets to all ports. It's actually a "feature". Edited August 24, 2010 by Mr-Protocol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Netshroud Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 O_o That sounds like 'fun'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrYpTiC Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 What would happen if you did plug a bunch of switches in and then maybe 5 or 6 on a team to your machine and let ion cannon go all out on broadcast? Syn flood from hell? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparda Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 If a switch does not know which port a MAC address is on, it will broadcast traffic, there is nothing else it can do. Switches can only remember a limited of computer to port mappings, though this is never limited to the number of ports a switch has. You can store allot of mac address to mapping in not much memory. mac address = 6 bytes, port numbering can vary in size depending on the switch, but lets just assume that a switch manufacturer used the same software on all switches to save on programming costs, and that for simplicity sake they used one byte to store this, I doubt there are many switches with more than 256 ports. So, every entry in the switches lookup table is 7 bytes in length. In 1K of memory you can store 146 entries. Switches not been able to store enough MAC addresses is rarely going to be a problem. Expensive switches have 64MB of RAM or some thing in that range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr-Protocol Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 Very true. There are programs that do MAC floods though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr-Protocol Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 (edited) Very true. There are programs that do MAC floods though... Quick search and found a "prevention" method. Sorry for double post... I thought I hit edit... Edited August 25, 2010 by Mr-Protocol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infiltrator Posted August 28, 2010 Share Posted August 28, 2010 Generally Hubs are not very efficient, they just cause too much network congestion. Go for a x24 port switch, you will benefit more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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