Re: Ethernet Cable Length

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From: Barry Smith
Date: Thu, 15 Apr 1999 00:00

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On Thu, 15 Apr 1999, John Chapple <jc@ch-w.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>>Anything in excess of this will require two or more seperate ethernets.
>>In other words use a repeater to separate nets. A repeater is a device
>>that has addressing tables which allow it to determine which port, if
>>any, to forward a packet on.
>I thought a repeater was simply an amplifier, no routing tables were
>involved?

You are quite correct.... I should have said router. But I did publish a
correction as soon as I became aware of my error.

-- 
Barry Smith
Email: sax (at) wychcraft.demon.co.uk <--  I don't want ANY spam!

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