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- From: nason@pa881a.inland.com
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans.ethernet
- Subject: Re: Max Repeaters/multiport repeater wiring questions
- Message-ID: <1992Aug26.101944.1@pa881a.inland.com>
- Date: 26 Aug 92 15:19:44 GMT
- References: <1992Aug21.172813.1606@ra.royalroads.ca>
- Organization: Inland Steel Company, East Chicago, IN
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- In article <1992Aug21.172813.1606@ra.royalroads.ca>, bbaskett@post.RoyalRoads.ca (Bill Baskett) writes:
- >
- > These are probably FAQs but I couldn't find a FAQ list.
- > There are basic questions, I'm sure, but if I don't ask, I'll
- > never know!
- >
- > 1) I find conflicting information (mostly from salespersons) about
- > how many repeaters I can have in my network. One source says
- > 2 another says 3 and yet another says 4. Which is correct?
- > (I should say, how many can I have between to communicating
- > systems on the same ethernet (i.e. not broken by a non-repeating
- > apparatus such as a bridge or gateway?)
- >
- > 2) Is a repeater effectively two transceivers? If so, then do
- > the thin to fiber converters (one at each end of fiber) count
- > as one repeater?
- >
- > 3) Which is the correct way to wire a thinnet segment into a
- > multiport repeater?
- >
- > a) b)
- >
- > .------------. .--------------.
- > | mpr box | | mpr box |
- > `---.--------' `----.---------'
- > | |
- > |---T--------------| |
- > |
- > - <-terminator
- > (two terminators, t-connection (one terminator, direct bnc
- > to multiport repeater) connection to multiport repeater)
- >
- > I'm 99% sure it's (b), but I have to resolve this issue to the
- > satisfaction of all. (BTW would (a) be correct for a bridge?)
- >
- > 4) Can a transceiver be plugged directly into the workstation, or
- > is there some reason that you must use the tranceiver cable?
- >
- > 5) Are thinnet segments supposed to be grounded somewhere?
- >
- > Thank you kindly for your assistance!
- > --
- > Bill Baskett, Network Manager vx: 604 363-4635 fx: 604 363-4513
- > Royal Roads Military College em: BBaskett@post.RoyalRoads.ca
- > Victoria, B.C. "this space for hire"
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