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From: hamish@waikato.ac.nz
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans
Subject: Re: how to connect thin wire segements to thick wire backbone
Message-ID: <1991May14.193206.3692@waikato.ac.nz>
Date: 14 May 91 19:32:06 +1200
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> To answer the original question, Yes you can do it this way but you will
> be up for the $A4,000 per multi-port as I have not come accross any 2 or
> 4 port boxes.
> 

I believe DEC sell 2,4 and 8 port repeaters. However above 8 ports I have been
told that it is cheaper to buy a multiport repeater cage and just add ports
when you need them. 

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|  Hamish Marson   <h.marson@waikato.ac.nz>                                    |
|  Computer Support Person,  Computer Science Department                     | 
|  University of Waikato                                                     |
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