Yeah, that's usually called a managed switch

A managed switch will let you do all sorts of things depending on how fancy it is. VLANs, QoS, Spanning Tree (in oversimple terms, deals with multiple routes across a network to the same computer), etc.

An unmanaged switch just says a computer with this MAC address is plugged into this port, if I get an Ethernet frame with that destination MAC address, I'm sending it to that port only.

In response to this post by FfxStationHokie

Posted: 08/17/2018 at 11:19AM

Question about Ethernet pre-wired in apartment (inside) -- FfxStationHokie 08/17/2018 10:00AM

Does she have internet access, or not? -- EDGEMAN 08/17/2018 11:05AM

Yes, she has access. I'm a techie so just curious about their setup. ** -- FfxStationHokie 08/17/2018 11:10AM

Most likely a switch. They probably have rack and when someone -- ElbertoHokie 08/17/2018 10:07AM

Thanks - do they make switches that can be managed remotely? -- FfxStationHokie 08/17/2018 10:27AM

Yeah, that's usually called a managed switch -- jmanatVT 08/17/2018 11:19AM

Sounds like you're trying to figure a way to get your daughter free cable -- Nova Hokie 95 08/17/2018 10:54AM

LOL, no I'm really just curious ** -- FfxStationHokie 08/17/2018 11:01AM

I'd guess it's the physical cable. Why pay more when you can -- ElbertoHokie 08/17/2018 10:30AM

Yeah, that's usually called a managed switch

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