Re: Monitor network utilization?

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From: tbenson
Date: Fri, 19 Jun 1998 00:00

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In article <6mb9rh$7o8$1@chile.it.earthlink.net>,
  "Dave Mills" <dave@spam.abmp.com> wrote:
>
> Single server + many users + Switch = worse performance!!!!
> Multipe servers + many users + Switch = better performance!!!!
>

Is that due to the delay as packets are checked and routed to the appropriate
port?  Is that server dependant, or traffic dependant?  I'm a newbie, but I
assumed that as network traffic increases, the added delay would be
insignificant compared to the delay caused by collisions/retransmissions on a
shared network.

(The first half of my original post, which started this thread, was to
inquire about software that monitors network traffic.  If I knew the
utilization level, it might help me decide whether to buy a switch or just
another hub)

Thanks for your input,
  Tom

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