hub : Computer Hardware Buyers’ Glossary

by Roedy Green ©1997-2008 Canadian Mind Products
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hub: A box that allows you to interconnect several computers on a LAN. With 10-Base-T cabling, each computer has a cable running to the hub, forming a star. Some hubs can handle only the original 10 MBit Ethernet and some can also handle the new fast 100 MBit Ethernet or a mixture.
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