network with four hubs to your 4-Slot Modular Switch. Then you
can connect another 10Base-T network with four hubs to your
4-Slot Modular Switch. You will then have one network with two
collision domains, allowing four hubs on each port.
Figure 2-1. Expanding your 10Base-T Network
100Base-TX Networks
The hub limit of a 100Base-TX network depends on the class of
the hub in the network. With a Class I hub, the network is
limited to one hub. With a Class II hub, the network is limited to
two hubs.
However, you can expand your 100Base-TX network that
includes either class of hub by adding a 4-Slot Modular Switch.
With the 4-Slot Modular Switch added to your 100Base-TX
network, you can separate that network into individual
segments with their own collision domains. In other words, you
can connect one 100Base-T network with one or two hubs to
the 4-Slot Modular Switch, and you can connect another
100Base-TX network with one or two hubs to the 4-Slot
Modular Switch. You will then have one network with two
collision domains.
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