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		brazzy on Sept 19, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Can’t send email more than 500 miles (2002) No routers, only switches.

aidenn0 on Sept 19, 2023 | [–]

I thought it meant no hubs, only switches...

NoZebra120vClip on Sept 20, 2023 | [–]

I thought it meant circuit-switched, because that's the other option next to packet-switched, which is, of course, how TCP/IP works.

Layer 2 switches were a rare animal indeed during 1994-1997. There sure wouldn't be any VLANs.

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