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From: kwe@buit13.bu.edu (Kent England)
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Subject: Re: 10BASE-T and multiport transceiver boxes
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Date: 11 Sep 90 18:03:25 GMT
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In article <36983@ut-emx> spurgeon@ut-emx (Charles Spurgeon) writes:
> ... is it ok to attach a
>multiport box to a 10BASE-T MAU?  That way you can connect multiple
>(thick net) hosts in an office to a single 10BASE-T port.
>
	We don't have any trouble with multi-port transceivers on a
10BaseT port.

>The manual for the 10BASE-T hub box they purchased is silent on this
>issue.

	Perhaps because multiport transceivers are beyond the pale of
either Ethernet or IEEE 802.3.

	--Kent