XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-10   
   From: usenet@andyburns.uk   
      
   Ken Blake wrote:   
      
   > I see that some switches are called "managed switches." What's the   
   > difference? What's the advantage of being managed?   
      
   You can disable unused ports to stop anyone simply plugging in and using   
   them without you knowing about it.   
      
   You can split your LAN into multiple virtual LANs (VLANs) e.g. to keep   
   work computers separated from play computers/IoT devices etc   
      
   You can combine multiple ports to get faster than 1Gb (without going to   
   2.5 or 10 Gb)   
      
   You can monitor how much traffic each port uses   
      
   Etc ...   
      
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