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So, the new dumbening of electronics is happening (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by AdderallBuyersClub2@alien.top to c/homenetworking@selfhosted.forum

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Do people not realize that you get better results with a switch and not one of these?

Network splitter… splits your network into two!

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C2PWJFDJ?ref_=cm_sw_r_apin_dp_972HQHHB01WM19M0XBTV&language=en-US

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[–] JuicyCoala@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

There are 3 types of ethernet splitter - passive, active (requires power to amplify signals) and PoE splitters. This one seems to be an active ethernet splitter, thus it is powered. The LED indicators can exist in either a splitter or an ethernet switch. They can’t call a switch a splitter and vice-versa, because each device works differently than the other. Just because it is powered and has LED lights doesn’t mean it’s a switch. The old ethernet hub has LED lights and is powered, but it is not a switch.