Use of hubs not switches

[Schilling, Richard]

For testing and development, hubs are O.K., because you usually stick with
small data sets until the code is stabalized.  It at least gets you going.
But you should work up to a switch right away when you max the hub with too
much data.  Watch the network traffic load.

Richard Schilling
Webmaster / Web Integration Programmer
Affiliated Health Services
Mount Vernon, WA USA
http://www.affiliatedhealth.org
phone: 360.856.7129


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Raymond, James (SCO) [mailto:James.Raymond at ir.gsi.gov.uk]
> Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2001 5:31 AM
> To: 'beowulf at beowulf.org'
> Subject: Use of hubs not switches
> 
> 
> I am looking to put together a Beowulf cluster.  I have roughly 40
> workstations of reasonable spec, enough network cards, 
> network cables and
> adequate power.  I do not have any switches but do have 
> enough hubs to run
> the proposed network.  Does anyone know if hubs are adequate 
> enough to run a
> Beowulf cluster??  I hope so as cash for switches is pretty 
> limited at the
> moment.  Hope to hear from someone soon.
> Thanks
> 
> James.
> 
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