Installation and Reference for the BayStack
Figure 2-3 shows the specific ports used to connect two hubs, as in the expanded network in Figure 2-2. Port 1 on the top hub is set to MDI (uplink) with the MDI/ MDI-X button. A UTP/STP Ethernet cable connects port 1 of the top hub to another non-MDI port on the second hub. This type of connection is known as “daisy-chaining.”
Set to MDI
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Figure 2-3. Daisy-Chained Hubs
Bridging
The internal switching hardware of the hub bridges the two collision domains, the 10 Mb/s and 100 Mb/s segments. The switching hardware handles the bridging, which allows 10 Mb/s and 100 Mb/s segments to talk to each other.
