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- From: dennis@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Doug Dennis)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.sys.cisco
- Subject: Re: Info needed on connecting to a hub router via fiber
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- Date: 27 Jan 93 17:00:00 GMT
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- In <1k4emjINNpb5@uwm.edu> jeff@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Jeff Olenchek) writes:
-
- >We would like to connect ethernets/routers in remote buildings to
- >a cisco router, located at a central site, with minimal cost.
- >I've seen some info on fiber transceivers and was wondering if
- >they work back-to-back or in some other combination.
- >If you have done this, please email me a description.
- >Thank you,
- > jeff@uwm.edu
-
-
- > Router connected to an ethernet located in another building
-
- > coax
- > router aui fiber aui | |
- > | | | | |
- > ------------------ v v v | |
- > | | | |
- > | ethernet =========[?] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [?]=========[transciever]
- > | | | |
- > ------------------ | |
-
- Yes, in this case the [?] on the left would be a FOT (fiber optic transceiver
- such as a Cabletron FOT) and on the right side, you would install something
- like a Cabletron COFOT (coaxial to fiber optic extended media adapter) You
- connect the fiber and your thin coax to the cofot.
-
-
- Router connected to another router located in another building
-
-
- > router aui fiber aui router
- > | | |
- > ------------------ v v v -----------------
- > | | | |
- > | ethernet =========[?] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [?]========= ethernet |
- > | | | |
- > ------------------ -----------------
-
- We do this as well. Your '[?]'s would be fiber optic transceivers (FOT's)
-
-
-
- Doug Dennis dennis@ccu.umanitoba.ca
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