Ethernet Repeaters

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Hello,

I've been thinking about 10base2 for the last couple of
days. Does a repeater count as a node on each of the
segments that it's attached to?

- Andy.

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Hello Rich,

RHS> There was a minimum spacing requirement (transceiver-
> to-transceiver) of 0.5 m, but that was it. There was
> no preferred cable length.

Thanks for the clarification. Perhaps it's more of an issue
with the broadband variants (none of which I have tried).

RHS> There is a limit of 30 transceivers on each segment.
> A repeater requires a transceiver on each segment to
> which it attaches, and counts towards that limit of
> 30 on each one.

Explained like that, it makes sense. I had read that 10base2
was limited to 30 nodes per segment and that had sparked
some debate locally about what constitutes a 'node'. Since
it's really a 30 /transceiver/ limit, I don't have to wait
for the jury to reach a decision on that one :-)

- Andy Ball