Cable length

Hi... I'm a network newbie...

I have an office situation with three computer areas in
a building. My modem can't be moved to a central area.
Would I use switches such that:

Modem ... Router ... Switch ... Switch


TIA

sala wrote:
> Hi... I'm a network newbie...
>
> I have an office situation with three computer areas in
> a building. My modem can't be moved to a central area.
> Would I use switches such that:
>
> Modem ... Router ... Switch ... Switch

Oh and the cable length question is, can the total cable
length from Router to Switch #1 be 100 meters and the
cable length from Switch #1 to Switch #2 be 100 meters?

That is is the 100 meters limited between "hubs"?

On Fri, 13 Jul 2007 21:25:52 GMT, sala <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>sala wrote:
>> Hi... I'm a network newbie...
>>
>> I have an office situation with three computer areas in
>> a building. My modem can't be moved to a central area.
>> Would I use switches such that:
>>
>> Modem ... Router ... Switch ... Switch
>
>Oh and the cable length question is, can the total cable
>length from Router to Switch #1 be 100 meters and the
>cable length from Switch #1 to Switch #2 be 100 meters?
>
>That is is the 100 meters limited between "hubs"?

100 meters between switches and routers, and it doesn't "add" (unlike
unswitched hubs).

So, yes, if you keep inserting switches you can keep gaining another 100
meters...

daytripper wrote:
> On Fri, 13 Jul 2007 21:25:52 GMT, sala <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> sala wrote:
>>> Hi... I'm a network newbie...
>>>
>>> I have an office situation with three computer areas in
>>> a building. My modem can't be moved to a central area.
>>> Would I use switches such that:
>>>
>>> Modem ... Router ... Switch ... Switch
>> Oh and the cable length question is, can the total cable
>> length from Router to Switch #1 be 100 meters and the
>> cable length from Switch #1 to Switch #2 be 100 meters?
>>
>> That is is the 100 meters limited between "hubs"?
>
> 100 meters between switches and routers, and it doesn't "add" (unlike
> unswitched hubs).
>
> So, yes, if you keep inserting switches you can keep gaining another 100
> meters...

Thanks for the feedback!