On Thu, Nov 26, 2009 at 4:20 PM, plug bert <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi peeps, > > Can one use a layer 2 switch to extend ethernet over 100 feet? > > Ganito kasi: we are planning to get a new office unit, and from the looks > of it the cabling will definitely be more than 100 feet. We plan to install > around 10 cables in all. > > > Can we just break up each cable, each representing a different subnet, then > use a multiport switch, set up a layer 2 VLAN with two ports for each subnet, > then connect the two segments to those ports?
That seems like a long-winded and fancy way to emulate repeaters for a bunch of cables... why are you sending 10 cables over 100 meters instead of cascading a single repeter'd cable to another switch on the other end? > > > tia > > > > > _________________________________________________ > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug > Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph > -- This email is: [ ] actionable [ ] fyi [ ] social Response needed: [ ] yes [ ] up to you [ ] no Time-sensitive: [ ] immediate [ ] soon [ ] none _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
