Quoting Niall O Broin (niall at linux.ie):
> If you're going to be pedantic, at least be correct. All of these gadgets
> that I've seen are either single port, or have Ethernet switches, not hubs.
> I guess this is because an Ethernet switch chipset now costs about 2
> shekels.
With feeble backplane capacity and a chipset about as dumb as a rock,
sure. Which makes it tantamount to a hub. ;->
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