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| Message-ID | <erkus8-48u.ln1@server.anacon.no-ip.org> (permalink) |
|---|---|
| From | Mark Evans <mpe@anacon.freeserve.co.uk> |
| Subject | Re: connecting 3 computers without a router |
| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.networking |
| References | <4ef7c6a0$1@x-privat.org> |
| Organization | virginmedia.com |
| Date | 2011-12-29 17:33 +0000 |
Orson Cart <ex-privat@parts.org> wrote: > > Suppose I have 3 pizza boxes, each has 2 x 1 Gbps ethernet ports. > If I connect each to both of the others with crossover cables, You are unlikely to need a crossover cable with gigabit ports. Even fairly recent 10/100 NICS/switches will automatically links with straight cables. > I eliminate the delay of a router. > Is this topology used by anybody? Does it have a name? You could call it either a "ring" or a set of point to point links.
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connecting 3 computers without a router "Orson Cart" <ex-privat@parts.org> - 2011-12-26 01:58 +0100
Re: connecting 3 computers without a router Pascal Hambourg <boite-a-spam@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2011-12-26 11:26 +0100
Re: connecting 3 computers without a router Lew Pitcher <lpitcher@teksavvy.com> - 2011-12-26 18:46 -0800
Re: connecting 3 computers without a router Pascal Hambourg <boite-a-spam@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2011-12-27 10:45 +0100
Re: connecting 3 computers without a router Mark Evans <mpe@anacon.freeserve.co.uk> - 2011-12-29 17:33 +0000
Re: connecting 3 computers without a router Bernhard Kupfer <nntp@compukiller.net> - 2011-12-29 22:14 +0100
Re: connecting 3 computers without a router David Schwartz <davids@webmaster.com> - 2011-12-30 15:13 -0800
Re: connecting 3 computers without a router Thad Floryan <thad@thadlabs.com> - 2011-12-31 10:40 -0800
Re: connecting 3 computers without a router Christian Brandt <brandtc@psi5.com> - 2012-01-13 14:11 +0100
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