Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!ncrlnk!ncrwic!encad!entec!jlohmeye From: jlohmeye@entec.Wichita.NCR.COM (John Lohmeyer) Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi Subject: Re: SCSI cables Message-ID: <562@entec.Wichita.NCR.COM> Date: 15 May 90 20:13:51 GMT References: <3250002@hpcpbla.HP.COM> Reply-To: jlohmeye@entec.UUCP (John Lohmeyer) Organization: NCR Corporation, Wichita, KS Lines: 19 In article <3250002@hpcpbla.HP.COM> kev@hpcpbla.HP.COM (Kevin Jones) writes: > >For SINGLE ENDED SCSI (as seen on most workstations): > >The maximum cable length must not exceed 6 m. >The maximum stub length must not exceed 10 cm. > >SCSI doesn't specify a minimum separation between devices. But SCSI-2 does (and SCSI-1 should have): "IMPLEMENTORS NOTE: Stub clustering should be avoided. Stubs should be spaced at least 0.3 meters apart." -- John Lohmeyer J.Lohmeyer@Wichita.NCR.COM NCR Corp. uunet!ncrlnk!ncrwic!entec!jlohmeye 3718 N. Rock Rd. Voice: 316-636-8703 Wichita, KS 67226 SCSI BBS 316-636-8700 300/1200/2400 24 hours