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Answers to Scenario 2
All of the distances to the hub exceed the maximum cable length of 328 feet specified by
10BaseT. Therefore, the hub-to-spoke solution will not work in these cases (see Figure 3-13).
The maximum length of a 10BaseT segment is 100 meters (328 feet). Repeaters can be used to
extend this cable length.
Figure 3-13
WeServeData Client Network
Hub
625
ft.
400
ft.
400
ft.
390
ft.
2
6
1
5
7
8
4
532
ft.
7
389
ft.
8
400
ft.
800
ft.
3
4
720
ft.
2
6
1
5
9
3
9
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