Comments on: Managed and Unmanaged Switch http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/managed-and-unmanaged-switch/ Sun, 19 May 2013 03:14:28 +0000 hourly 1 By: kevinbeaver http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/managed-and-unmanaged-switch/#comment-66173 kevinbeaver Wed, 29 Jul 2009 01:00:44 +0000 #comment-66173 The big similarity between the two is that they can both be “turned into” a hub using ARP poisoning in Cain and Abel and related tools which enables you to view all packets on that network segment. So don’t assume that one is more secure than the other.

]]> By: Troy Tate http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/managed-and-unmanaged-switch/#comment-66158 Troy Tate Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:30:46 +0000 #comment-66158 Yep, management comes w/ a price. An unmanaged switch is not much more than a hub without training wheels.

]]> By: blankreg http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/managed-and-unmanaged-switch/#comment-66149 blankreg Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:59:51 +0000 #comment-66149 That seems to sum up the differences. The only thing you left out was that unmanaged switches are usually cheaper, otherwise you would’t buy them ;-)

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