Re:Ethernet: The Basics
by userbinator on Tuesday February 20, 2024 @12:19AM
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even though most of the listings are quite clear that you need to connect two ports at each end of the connection.
That one even sells them in pairs, but it certainly doesn't help that actual 3-port switches are also available in a similar form factor.
The reviews of them are full of negative comments from people who don’t understand what they are, and think they’ll split one network cable into two, like a three-port switch - even though most of the listings are quite clear that you need to connect two ports at each end of the connection.
Most of the listings are, though, quite evasive about the fact that, even used correctly, they’ll not provide throughput over 100Mbps.