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From: carl@hpcnof.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Can ethernet use branched cable?
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Date: Fri, 21-Feb-86 12:16:00 EST
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>         Is there any reason why an ethernet (thin or thick) cable can't be
> branched?  All the diagrams I see only show linear layouts with taps off
> the main line.  Will the following work?

From my experience you will definitely get hosed if you try to tee a cable
without using a repeater.  It *might* work, but unreliably.  You definitely
want to use a repeater or other alternative.

Carl Dierschow
Hewlett-Packard Colorado Networks Division
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