No, I don't think you're right. Hubs are effectively passive, so they don't "count" as a termination point (IIRC). Switches -- or, for that matter, repeaters -- do, since they are active devices.
ap ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew J Perrin - http://www.unc.edu/~aperrin Assistant Professor of Sociology, U of North Carolina, Chapel Hill [EMAIL PROTECTED] * andrew_perrin (at) unc.edu On Tue, 11 Jun 2002, Hall Stevenson wrote: > > I'm not saying that this is an ideal solution, but could > > you install a cheap 4-port switch (not hub!) every 100 > > meters? > > > > Anyone care to tell me if or why this is a bad idea? > > A device is a device, right ?? Whether it's a network card, > hub, or switch, keep the distance between them under 100 > meters. Sounds logical ;-) > > Hall > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
