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STACKABLE MINIHUB
3.4 Cascading
You can cascade Stackable MiniHubs in order to expand networks. For
example, you can set a MiniHub’s Up-Link switch to the “
=
x
=
” position,
then run 10BASE-T cable from the MiniHub’s rear-panel port to any port
of another 10BASE-T hub, as shown in the illustration below. Since each
Stackable MiniHub provides full repeater functionality, cascaded units
can operate together even though there may be a full segment of distance
between them. To satisfy the “four-repeater rule” defined by Ethernet
standards, you shouldn’t place more than four hubs or repeaters in any
path between two users on the same network.
NOTE
If you run cable between the rear ports of two 9-Port Personal Mini-Hubs, as
shown with the upper two units in the illustration below, set the Up-Link
switch of only
one
of the units to the “
=
x
=
” position—the other unit’s
switch must remain set to the “=== ” position for the link to work properly.
Figure 3-6. Cascading Stackable MiniHubs.
