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What's the importance of having a switch/hub? Is it because you may want to add more servers later, but the colo host only provides one port in their router?
by cuu508 2y ago
What's the importance of having a switch/hub? Is it because you may want to add more servers later, but the colo host only provides one port in their router?
- re-thc 2y agoAlso if you want to manage the IP ranges provided amongst >1 server.
- pests 2y agoBasically. Need to pay for a bigger pipe. Same applies to power as well, gotta pay to get more capacity.
- kelnos 2y agoSo you can plug your laptop into it at the colo when you set it up so you can verify that the server is working right and can get to the internet while you are still there. And if it isn't working right, it'll be a lot easier to keep everything plugged into the switch, rather than swapping between your laptop and the colo's network every time you try something to fix it. But yes, if you think you might want to add other machines later, preemptively putting a switch in there will make it tons easier.