Cascading Hp 10/100 Hubs - 10Base-T Networks - HP ProCurve 10 Installation Manual

Installing the HP 10/100 Hubs
Sample Network Topologies
Cascading HP 10/100 Hubs – 10Base-T Networks
10/100 Hub 24M
twisted-pair "crossover"
cables to other hubs, or
"straight-through" cable if
hub port 1 is used and set to
MDI mode
HP 10/100 Hubs
connected at
10 Mbps
twisted-pair
"straight-through"
cables to end
nodes
Description For 10Base-T networks, up to five hubs may be cascaded together. Three hubs are shown in the
above illustration. The server should be connected at 100 Mbps to reduce bottlenecks as multiple
users attempt to access the server.
Cables Used 10 Mbps connections: Category 3, 4, or 5 "crossover" twisted pair cable for hub-to-hub (MDI-X–
to–MDI-X) connections. Use "straight-through" cable if one of the hub ports used in the connection
is set to MDI mode. For connections to end nodes (PCs, workstations, servers, printers and other
peripherals), use straight-through cable.
100 Mbps connections: Category 5 "straight-through" twisted pair cable only
Maximum 10 Mbps connections: 100 meters for both hub-to-end node and hub-to-hub connections
Connection
100 Mbps connections: 100 meters for connections to end nodes
Lengths
2-14
category 5 twisted-pair "straight-through"
cable for 100 Mbps connection to server
Server with
"Fast" Ethernet
NIC
PCs,
printers,
and local
servers