[rescue] Long network paths

[George Adkins]

On Monday 05 August 2002 10:00 pm, you wrote:
> On Mon, 5 Aug 2002 19:44:09 -0400
>
> George Adkins <george at webbastard.org> wrote:
> > On Monday 05 August 2002 06:55 pm, you wrote:
> > >    Random question of (probably little) interest: what's the longest
> > >    (most
> > > hops) path on your LAN from one machine to another, without going
> > > through routing?
> >
> > 2
> > none of my machines are more than 1 hub or concentrator away from my
> > core router.
>
> Well, fast stuff to wireless goes Unmanaged 10/100 switch - 3Com 10bT
> switch - firewall/router to get out, or the last step 3Com - Airport to
> get wireless.  Since I have nothing but 10bT and 100bTX and 802.11b,
> everything of similar speed plugs into the same box, no Token Ring or
> [CF]DDI.  Of course I have some stuff that uses AUI-10bT transcievers,
> does that count?  And when I build my computer building that will be a
> 100bFX fiber link to the house, which would technically add two more
> hops.
>

Dude, go FDDI, it's much better (doesn't collapse under saturation > 45%)

George