Joseph Mack wrote:
... For distances further than 100m, I use a hub/switch/something to reform the packets and send them on
their way again.
Joe
Do note that a traditional, old school, hub does not "reform" the
packets in the manner that you're attempting to do, to extend an
Ethernet segment. You need to use a switch in that situation. The
basic problem with a segment over 100m is not signal strength (usually),
it's timing. Sometimes it's signal attenuation (i.e. voltage drop on
the line from one end to the other), and a hub would help with that, but
it's best to kill two birds with one stone, and use a switch.
Aaron S. Joyner
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