Date: Wed, 21 Aug 1996 08:24:17 -0400 From: "Louis A. Mamakos" <louie@TransSys.COM> To: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 10BaseT distance Message-ID: <199608211224.IAA16165@whizzo.transsys.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 20 Aug 1996 19:07:40 PDT." <Pine.NEB.3.94.960820190654.6250A-100000@misery.sdf.com> References: <Pine.NEB.3.94.960820190654.6250A-100000@misery.sdf.com>
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> > On Tue, 20 Aug 1996, Ulf Zimmermann wrote: > > > > Could anybody tell me what is the maximum distance between an > > > 10BaseT adapter and the 10BaseT hub? Another question: Could anybody > > > > Depending on the cable, normal is AWG24 I think, you can do 100 meters (330 > > feet) between card and hub. Maximum of 4 hubs in a segment. After this > > you will need a router. > > On most networks, you can get away with as many as 6 or 7 hubs. I've > done this before. It's really the diameter of the network in hubs, rather than the total number of them which is an issue. And you can actually get away with using more if you understand the latency of the hub and how each affects the collision domain that they are all in. louie
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