Does this work? (10Base2 Switching)

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2 total messages Started by IMAGM Thu, 05 Sep 1996 00:00

#1214

Author: IMAGM
Date: Thu, 05 Sep 1996 00:00

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A 3COM LinkSwitch 1000, 3 10Base2 segment with each 20 nodes.

Proposed configuration: 1 server w/ Fast Ethernet NIC attached to the 
Fast Ethernet switched port. 3 segments w/ Allied Telesyn MC12T2 kit 
(RJ-45 to AUI, AUI to BNC) attached to 3 switched Ethernet ports.

Just wonders if this configuration has any potential problem and is 
feasible or not?

Grateful for any comments.

--
Rgds,
IMAGM

Re: Does this work? (10Base2 Switching)

#1215

Author: Nigel Arnot
Date: Mon, 09 Sep 1996 00:00

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In article <50mg84$54l@eng-ser1.erg.cuhk.hk>, imagm@cs.cuhk.hk (IMAGM) says:
>
>A 3COM LinkSwitch 1000, 3 10Base2 segment with each 20 nodes.
>
>Proposed configuration: 1 server w/ Fast Ethernet NIC attached to the 
>Fast Ethernet switched port. 3 segments w/ Allied Telesyn MC12T2 kit 
>(RJ-45 to AUI, AUI to BNC) attached to 3 switched Ethernet ports.
>
>Just wonders if this configuration has any potential problem and is 
>feasible or not?
>

Should work. A switch should interconnect standard Ethernet segments,
subject to any documented limitations (unually on the total number
of MAC addresses that the switch can handle).

I'm using a 3Com Linkswitch 1000 much as you propose: server to
the fast port, various things on the ordinary ports including:

(a) Various old base-2 repeaters connected to the linkswitch via
    a base-T micro-transceiver on the repeater's AUI port

(b) single base-2 strings connected to the Linkswitch via the
    BNC port of a small base-T hub (such as AT MR820T)

No problems so far.

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