Here are some important cabling rules to follow:
·
Computers should never be connected directly
together on a network. They should
always
be con-
nected to a hub.
·
The maximum cable length from a node to a
10BaseT or 100BaseTX repeater, switch, or hub is
100 meters
(328 feet).
·
Only
two
100Mbps Fast Ethernet hubs can be cas-
caded, (or
uplinked
), together. To cascade more than
two 100Mbps hubs, a switch must be used.
·
The maximum distance between 2 100BaseTX hubs
(or the Analog Router and a 100BaseTX hub)
without a switch is
5 meters
(16.4 feet).
·
The maximum distance between 2 10BaseT hubs, (or
a 10BaseT hub and an Analog Router), is
100
meters
(328 feet).
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