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From: ian@lassen.wpd.sgi.com (Ian Clements)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip
Subject: Re: Thinwire vs. Thickwire (Why 30 nodes only on thin?)
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Date: 9 Oct 89 16:21:54 GMT
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In article <2525@aecom.yu.edu>, glen@aecom.yu.edu (Glen M. Marianko) writes:
> In article <8909291306.AA06775@jvnca.csc.org>, aggarwal@JVNCA.CSC.ORG (Vikas Aggarwal none) writes:
> > 
> > 	Max segment length - 185 meters (30 nodes per segment)
> 
> ...than 30 workstations?    Tell ya, the only place I ever saw this in
> print was in a DEC catalog.  Maybe this is a DEC restriction?

 Sorry, see section 10.7.1 of the IEEE Std. 802.3-1988, page 39.  It says
"A coax segment may contain a maximum of 185 m (600 ft.) of coaxial cable
and a maximum of 30 MAUs."

	Cheers,

	Ian