
HP 100Base-T Hubs Installation and Reference Guide
Setting Up Network Connections 3-11
Connecting Remote Stacks
Fiber optic cable provides an advantage for inter-stack
connections because it can be connected over greater distances.
This enables multiple stacks in remote locations to be connected.
The HP 100Base-T Hubs stacks can be connected by using the
fiber port on the 100FX Switch Port Module. For example, you
can connect two stacks by running a fiber cable from the FX port
on the Switch Port Module in a hub in one stack to the fiber port
on the Switch Port Module of any hub in a remote stack. This
Switch Port-to-Switch Port connection provides a full-duplex
connection, enabling you to connect two stacks that are as far
apart from each other as two kilometers. You can also connect
two stacks by running a Category 5 twisted-pair cable from the
10/100TX Switch Port Module of any hub to any station port of a
hub in the remote stack. However, when you connect directly to a
hub using twisted-pair cable the maximum separation between
stacks is 100 meters.
Figure 3.7 Connecting Remote Stacks using Switch Port Modules
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