Terry Vernon wrote in a message to Mike Bilow:
MB>  GW> Not permitted, passive hubs cannot be connected together.
MB>  GW> To go beyond 4 stations at least one active hub is required.
MB> It may not be officially supported, but this configuration was widel
 TV>    Passive hubs _do_ reduce signal level.
 TV>    
 TV>    You _may_ get away with it, on very short cable runs and 
 TV>    perfect NICs, but you're really pushing your luck.
 TV>    
 TV>    Any network solution involving luck is hazardous to your
 TV>    wealth.
Again, this is ARCnet, and it is either going to work reliably or not at all 
-- unlike Ethernet, where it might work intermittently.
 
-- Mike
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