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   Ken Blake to All   
   Re: How do I turn a spare router into a    
   04 Mar 23 12:34:02   
   
   XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-10   
   From: Ken@invalid.news.com   
      
   On Sat, 04 Mar 2023 13:32:44 -0500, nospam    
   wrote:   
      
   >In article , Ant   
   > wrote:   
   >   
   >> > But, not knowing what the future will bring, if I needed more ports   
   >> > some day, would this $18.99 switch be a good choice?   
   >>    
   >> >   
   >> > https://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-8-Port-Gigabit-Ethernet-Unma   
   aged/dp/B07PFYM5   
   >> > MZ/   
   >   
   >> Also, is that enhanced software worth getting and using? Or can we use a    
   >> free third party software?   
   >   
   >what enhanced software?   
   >   
   >it's an unmanaged switch. there isn't anything software can do.   
      
      
   I see that some switches are called "managed switches." What's the   
   difference? What's the advantage of being managed?   
      
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