Example Network Topologies; As A Desktop Switch - HP ProCurve 2124 Install Manual

Installing the Switch 2124

Example Network Topologies

Example Network Topologies
This section shows you a few example network topologies in which the Switch
2124 is implemented. For more topology information, see the HP network
products World Wide Web site, http://www.hp.com/go/hpprocurve.

As a Desktop Switch

twisted-pair
"straight-through"
or "crossover"
cables
The Switch 2124 is designed to be used primarily as a desktop switch to which
end nodes, printers and other peripherals, and servers are directly connected,
as shown in the above illustration. Notice that the end node devices are
connected to the switch by "straight-through" or "crossover" twisted-pair
cables. Either cable type can be used because of the "HP Auto-MDIX" feature
on the Switch 2124.
N o t e
The HP 100-FX SC Transceiver, when installed in a Switch 2124, operates only
at 100 Mbps and full duplex. It cannot operate at half duplex. The illustrations
on the next two pages show fiber-optic connections between the HP 100-FX
SC Transceiver installed in Switch 2124 units and other 100Base-FX devices.
Because of the fixed full-duplex operation of the transceiver in the Switch
2124, the device at the other end of any such connection must be configured
the same: 100 Mbps, full duplex, or the connection will not operate correctly.
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Server
Switch 2124
PCs and
peripherals