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Subject: Re: Can I do this?
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Date: 25 Oct 90 14:11:21 GMT
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In article <1653@syteke.be> jim@syteke.be (Jim Sanchez) writes:
>I don't see why it would not work but something that would surely work
>is to connect the fiber ethernet mau to one of the fan-out "inputs"
>and the bridge to the "output" of the fan-out box.  That is logically
>the same configuration and is a bit easier to understand.  At least I
>would think so.
>
	This suggestion is backwards.

	The bridge can connect to an input port of the fanout and the
fanout can attach to the fiber MAU.  Or the bridge can connect
directly to another fiber MAU.  Or you could install a multi-port
repeater with the bridge connected to a MAU to the repeater and the
repeater "output" port on the fiber optic MAU.  Or...