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From: my@dtg.nsc.com (Michael Yip)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans
Subject: Re: Connecting two computers by Arcnet -- is a hub needed?
Keywords: Arcnet
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Date: 20 Sep 90 02:52:41 GMT
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Reply-To: my@berlioz.UUCP (Michael Yip)
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For the normal Arcnet ...
	you can connect any two stations point-to-point.
	you can connect more than two stations using active/passive
		hubs to form a star/tree type of network.

For the Hi-Z Arcnet ...
	you can connect up to 8 (I think) Hi-Z stations on a bus.
	you can connect the bus together via active hub or
		what they called active links.

in general, you should not mix the Hi-Z and the normal Arcnet together
on the same cable segment.  But ... in some cases, it will work.

-- Mike