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

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