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capability of both devices. Flow-control allows transmission from a 100Mbps
node to a 10Mbps node without loss of data. Auto-negotiation and
flow-control may require disablement for some networking operations
involves legacy equipment. Disabling the auto-negotiation is accomplished
by fixing the speed or duplex of a port.
Ethernet Switching Technology supplied higher performance at costs lower
than other solutions. Wider bandwidth, no congestion, and the reduction in
traffic is why switching is replacing expensive routers and inefficient hubs as
the ultimate networking solution. Switching brought a whole new way of
thinking to networking.
