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In article <Added.AXox94y00Ui34RaU8M@andrew.cmu.edu> PJORGENS@COLGATEU.BITNET writes:
>Heinz Naef writes:
>
>>After studying the AppleTalk brochure, it seems that even though there may
>>be up to 32 devices attached to one network, BUT the total cable length
>>shouldn't exceed 300 Meters (1000 feet). If you imagine a star-shaped
>>wiring scheme in a large building, this diameter may be easily exhausted
>>with 3 stations - even if they are in neighboring rooms!
...
>You should look into Farallon's PhoneNet StarController.  It is designed
>to allow localTalk networks to run in a star configuration with longer cable
>runs than Apple recommends.  It also comes with diagnostic SW to allow one
>manager to control the network, isolate noisy nodes, etc. from any of the
>attached Macs.

I have never used Faralon's star controller, but I am pretty sure that
each `arm' of the star can have many Macintoshs AppleTalked onto it.
Just do the regular daisy-chain routine.  You are not forced to use a
pure star wiring scheme, it can be a hybrid design.

Kent Borg
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