Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!ncc!alberta!sask!andrew
From: andrew@sask.UUCP (Derek Andrew)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans
Subject: Re: Re: Thinwire ethernet: Question about drop cables
Message-ID: <1071@sask.UUCP>
Date: 25 Mar 88 06:36:04 GMT
References: <13328@uflorida.cis.ufl.EDU>
Organization: University of Saskatchewan
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|| I have a question about thinwire ethernet. Is it possible
|| to insert a drop cable between the t-tap on the ethernet and the
|| transceiver tap on a controller's on-board trasceiver? If so,
|| what are the length limitations on this drop cable?

| Yea, you can do that. I couldn't find the exact specification in the Digital/
| Intel/Xerox v2.0 Ethernet Specifications Manual - all it talks about is the
| thick Etherhose. But from expirenece we have made drop cables up to about
| 8 feet long and they seem to be working okay . . .

No, you cannot do that... just because it works doesn't make it right!  We
accidentally did this and it worked fine while we had about 4 machines 
connected this way.  The fifth connection took down the segment.