What the heck does "partition" mean on a netgear hub?

[TheNinja]

What the heck does "partition" mean on a netgear hub? Is it something special with the BNC connector or what? gosh!

 

[tami]

partitioning a netgear hub requires it to be split in half.

use an axe.

 

[sswingle]

The partitioned port(s) cannot communicate with the rest of the ports on the hub.

 

[TheNinja]

Originally posted by: ScottSwingleComputers
The partitioned port(s) cannot communicate with the rest of the ports on the hub.

Hmmm, that does make some sense. Can you explain further? I guess if the BNC connector was "partitioned" it wouldn't talk to the 8 RJ-45 ports.

 

[tami]

why would you want to do that?

 

[sswingle]

Yes, that would be my understanding. I've never personally used it. I've heard of people using it in wireless setups so the wireless segment of the network cant talk directly to the wired segment. You might get more help from the Networking forum 😉

 

[DaveSimmons]

You need to format it as NTFS to avoid multiple partitions