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From: arnold@synopsys.com (Arnold de Leon)
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Subject: Re: 10BaseT wiring question #4936
Summary: multiple drops for 10 base T
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Date: 24 Apr 91 17:30:41 GMT
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In article <35817@sequoia.UUCP> keith@sequoia.UUCP (Keith Pyle) writes:
>Disclaimer: this just became an issue here, so if this question has been
>answered already, my apologies.
>
>Is it possible (and/or practical) to have more than one device (workstation,
>PC, etc.) per port using 10BaseT?  


	o attach a multi port transceiver to your 10 base T transceiver
	  
	o buy a 10 base T transceiver with multiple ports (essentially
	  above in one box).  MiLan makes one.

	o buy some of those media converters that convert 10 base T
	  to thinnet.  Cabletron, MiLan and ODS make these I believe.
	

>  Providing multiple ports
>per office isn't likely to be accepted.
>

If you are doing a new installation it should not be hard to provide the
capability for 2 drops per office.  We pulled 4 pair for 10 base T and
fanned it out to 2 jacks (E1 and E2).  E1 is on panels on our IDF's and E2
is just terminated on blocks.  This allowed us to give each office 2 drops
connections without going to any of the previous schemes.

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