Appendix C
Network Configurations
C.1
Overview
This appendix describes possible Ethernet configurations using one or more terminal servers.
C.2
Ethernet Configuration Rules
The MAXserver 1600/1608 terminal servers support the Ethernet configuration rules for multiport
transceivers. On networks with an Ethernet backbone, there must be no more than one multiport
transceiver between the MAXserver 1600/1608 and the backbone, as shown in Figure C-1:
Ethernet Network
Terminal Server
Multiport Transceiver
Figure C-1. Valid Multiport Transceiver Configuration on Ethernet Backbone
Two multiport transceivers can be linked (cascaded) together in a standalone network that has no Ethernet
backbone, as shown in Figure C-2:
Terminal Server
Multiport Transceiver
Multiport Transceiver
(No Network Connection)
Figure C-2. Valid Multiport Transceiver Configuration on a Standalone Network
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