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On 29/01/16 00:33, Theo wrote:
Also multiple ethernet ports mean you can segment the network: not put the
doorbell on the same network as the banking data. You can do that on a
switch with VLANs, but to do that you need a more expensive switch.

Theo

Can you put that in simple English that a a mere professional IT network
engineer can understand?

What are 'multiple Ethernet ports' in this context, please, and how do
they differ from what a switch has anyway?


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