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Ernest responded to Richard Evans:
> 
> > Does anyone know what the limit is for max length of CAT 5 cable between
> > a workstation and a hub. I have to extend our network over a distance of
> > about 600 metres too multiple workstations. I am presuming that this
> > would need some form of booster. Also I believe that there is limit to
> > the number of hubs that can be joined on an ethernet network and that
> > this is fairly low, something like 5  24 port hubs, is this correct or
> > am I talking rubbish.
> 
> Each utp cable max is 100 metre. I believe you can cascade 4 hubs
> together so the path between any 2 workstations cannot have more
> than 4 hubs. If however you use hubs with bnc and use a thin
> ethernet backbone, then you should be able to connect 30 hubs
> together.

Additional notes: the maximum length of a thin Ethernet segment is 
185m; thick Ethernet will go to 500m. Fibre will handle 1km 
inter-repeater length. With some small print (distances are shorter 
if the maximum permissible number of repeater sets is used).

I don't see that you can connect 30 hubs: wouldn't they fall foul of 
the IEEE standard:
   
   The transmission path permitted between any two DTEs may consist
   of up to five segments, four repeater sets (including optional
   AUIs), two MAUs, and two AUIs. 

Best wishes,
-- 
Michael Salem