The benefits of the switch are its port density (eight base ports expandable to 12), performance, and manageability.
Bridging with the Express 10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch
A switch with individual ports capable of operating at 10 or 100 Mbps can bridge 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps segments. No configuration of your network operating system is needed.
Express 10/100
Fast Ethernet Switch
Express 10/100 Stackable Hubs
Intel Express
10/100 Stackable Hub
Intel Express
10/100 Stackable Hub
Intel Express
10/100 Stackable Hub
Intel Express
10/100 Stackable Hub
Hub 1 (100 Mbps)
Hub 2 (100 Mbps)
Hub 3 (10 Mbps)
Hub 4 (10 Mbps)
Category 5 TPE (100m max.)
Category 3, 4, or 5 TPE (100m max.)
Bridging with a server equipped with two 10/100 adapters (requires NOS that supports multi- protocol routing)
If you’re using a NOS that supports
Check with your NOS manufacturer to verify support for multi- protocol routing.
Hubs 1 and 2 are in one collision domain and share 100 Mbps of bandwidth.
Hubs 3 and 4 are in a separate collision domain from 1 and 2 and share 10 Mbps of bandwidth.
The server handles the
Server equipped with
two 10/100 NICs
Express 10/100 Stackable Hubs
Intel Express
10/100 Stackable Hub
Intel Express
10/100 Stackable Hub
Intel Express
10/100 Stackable Hub
Intel Express
10/100 Stackable Hub
Hub 1 (100 Mbps)
Hub 2 (100 Mbps)
Hub 3 (10 Mbps)
Hub 4 (10 Mbps)
bridging and allows hubs 1 and 2 to talk to hubs 3 and 4.
Category 5 TPE (100m max.)
Category 3, 4, or 5 TPE (100m max.)
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