Re: [expert] CAT-5 10BaseT cable max length

[John Aldrich]

On Wed, 06 Oct 1999, you wrote:
> i thought hub broke up segments? this guy,
> http://wwwhost.ots.utexas.edu/ethernet/10quickref/ch5qr_8.html, calls them
> 'multi-port repeaters'.
> 
> the whole site starts at http://wwwhost.ots.utexas.edu/ethernet/
>
A hub *should* work.....but if you're just trying to extend the
length of the run.... :-) A "smart" hub would be preferable.
        John