If you are trying to connect 10 PCs in a network, using a cross-over cable between the NIC, you will begin working on the same alignment bay in Sumatra. You know how the two computers can use the Ethernet NIC with Cross-Over cable to communicate. However, to connect to another PC, you will need a lot of Ethernet NIC, and your PC may not have enough space for all the cards. Additionally, you need to activate the cables between your PC and all other PCs, or at least call an electrician to turn the cables. If you are trying to do to 100 PCs on the same floor in a building, and each PC wanting to connect to each of two PCs, you will have 99 cables that are connected to 99 NIC in each PC!
An alternative way to insert the cable into each of two PCs is organize the cables from each PC to the wiring closet and to connect cable to networking devices, called Ethernet Hub. Ethernet Hub provides a variety of functions, but the main thing is allowing electricians to cabling each device to the hub by using only a single NIC and a single cable separately reduce wiring issues. They only hear an electrical signal that is coming, and when received, hub repeat the same electrical signal to each of the two devices are connected to the hub.
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| Ethernet hub repeating something he heard |
As it looks like the picture above, User1 sends data to the hub, and the hub of a repeat of what is sent via cable to User1 User2 and User3. Just as simple as that!
The image above also shows the wiring, but it does not show the wiring circuit where the wire is used. Interestingly, expecting hub Straight-through Ethernet cabling between the hub and the PC itself. Why is that? People who make the hub knowing that the Ethernet NIC on the PC to send the twisted pair that uses pins 1 and 2 and received in the twisted pair that uses pins 3 and 6, and vice versa. Therefore, straight-through cable between a PC operated NIC and a hub.
Simple logic in the hub :
- Receiving traffic on pins 1 and 2 on each physical interface.
- When receiving, repeat the same electrical signal to the other port, unless the signal is receiving data.
- When repeating port to another, repeat traffic to pins 3 and 6 so that the PC will be heard.





