what is the difference between a passive and active hub??
which is better ??

Answer Posted / kamran

Passive hub do not amplify the electrical signal of incoming
packets before broadcasting them out to the network. Active
hubs, on the other hand do perform this amplification as
does different type of dedicated network device called
repeater.

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