Chapter 3: Configuring the Network
The Fast EtherHub-12se allows great flexibility in configuring your network. You can use it in a stand-alone or multiple hub configuration. Moreover, this hub also provides a fiber optic port which can be used to connect to any compatible 100BASE-FX device (e.g., a switch or router). Some of the common applications for this hub are described in this chapter.
Stand-Alone
These hubs can be used in a simple stand-alone configuration as illustrated below. In compliance with IEEE 802.3u standards, the maximum cable distance between the hub and any workstation is 100 meters for twisted-pair cable and 112 meters for fiber optic cable.
Figure Chapter 3:-1 Stand-Alone Configuration
Connecting Multiple Hubs
In a multiple hub configuration, the maximum overall segment length for inter- hub cabling depends on many factors, including the length of the cables used to connect station nodes to the hub system and the number of hubs you cascade together. You can use simple calculations to determine the maximum network diameter or the stricter guidelines outlined by IEEE 802.3u standard.
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