At 09:04 29/08/2000, you wrote:
>On Tue, Aug 29, 2000 at 10:56:52AM +0200, Gustav Schaffter wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Sorry for the off topic question, but I really don't know where to turn
> > otherwise. (If somebody has any serious suggestions...)
> >
> > I have two ordinary ethernet hubs. One (hub B) is uplinked to the other
> > (hub A).
> >
> > Questions:
> >
> > - Is it possible to cascade a third hub (hub C) by uplinking it to hub
> > B?
> >
>
>Yes - with a cross over cable (or if the hub supports it just a straight
>through and set crossover on the port)
>
> > - Is it possible to cascade a third hub (hub C) by uplinking it directly
> > to hub A?
>
>yes
There is a limit of 1 or 2 repeaters in an ethernet segment, so 3 hubs in
a chain is your limit - whether it is 1 or 2 repeaters depends on the type
of hub... If you designate one hub as a "root" and then patch other hubs
into this root, you should be fine for as many as you like.
Graham.
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