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From: magorian@umd5.umd.edu (Dan Magorian)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: How can you extend and add on to AppleTalk networks?
Keywords: AppleTalk
Message-ID: <2767@umd5.umd.edu>
Date: 23 May 88 16:50:24 GMT
References: <1677@hubcap.UUCP> <2781@polyslo.UUCP>
Reply-To: magorian@umd5 (Dan Magorian)
Organization: University of Maryland, College Park
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>In article <1677@hubcap.UUCP> mmccann@hubcap.UUCP (Mike McCann) writes:
>>How can I extend an AppleTalk network so that it is longer than 1000
>>feet?
>
>    I have not used it.  But I've heard good things about the Tops repeater
>from Tops.  It boosts the signal so that it can travel farther.

The Tops repeater is a cheap (~$100) way of extending a Localtalk net that's
grown too long.  It just boosts the signal both directions, allowing 3000 ft
and 256 nodes.  But beware: ours burnt out suddenly, leaving us with problems
till Tops replaced it (which they did speedily).  The Farrallon system is a 
better answer for organizations capable of planning rather than ad-hoc "lets
back-into-this-a-little-at-a-time" expansion.

Dan Magorian
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