On Sun, 25 Dec 2011 00:19:16 -0500, wrote:

On Sat, 24 Dec 2011 19:29:24 -0800, Oren wrote:
Using a ring topology means more troubleshooting.

Cannot run ring topology ethernet except on Co-ax.. AKA Slo-ax

Well, not exactly:

Methods of using Ethernet in a ring topology
http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/43116
There's also RRPP (Rapid Ring Protection Protocol), RRST (Rapid Ring
Spanning Tree), and others designed to facilitate ethernet rings.
However, they are all intended for metro LAN's and large server farms,
not for home use.

Incidentally, don't under estimate coax cable. I've run 10base2
(10Mbits/sec) for about 1500ft using RG6a/u coax and a pair of
dedicated transceivers. Yes, it's 75 ohms, not 50 ohms. With
10base2, it's called CheaperNet.

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