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From: "Russell McMahon" <apptech@PARADISE.NET.NZ>
To: <PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
Sent: Thursday, July 04, 2002 8:49 AM
Subject: Re: [EE]: usb-cables longer than 5 meters... A repeater of some
sort?


> I have a 3 page Intel paper which explains in some detail why you can't do
> this :-)

Please post URL or send to me via direct email. I am always looking to
increase my knowledge.

Bob Ammerman
RAm Systems

>
> > This answer is exactly correct. In fact, some companies sell active USB
> > extender cables which are nothing but a length of wire with a 1-port hub
> in
> > the far end.
> >
> > USB hubs can be stacked up to 4 levels deep (total length = 5 * 5
meters)
>
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