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authorJosh Blum <josh@joshknows.com>2010-11-23 15:35:48 -0800
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@@ -81,12 +81,10 @@ The reset button is a pushbutton switch (S2) located inside the enclosure.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Setup networking
------------------------------------------------------------------------
-The USRP2 only supports gigabit ethernet, and
-will not work with a 10/100 Mbps interface.
-Because the USRP2 uses gigabit ethernet pause frames for flow control,
-you cannot use multiple USRP2s with a switch or a hub.
-It is recommended that each USRP2 be plugged directly into its own
-dedicated gigabit ethernet interface on the host computer.
+The USRP2 only supports gigabit ethernet,
+and will not work with a 10/100 Mbps interface.
+However, a 10/100 Mbps interface can be connected indirectly
+to a USRP2 through a gigabit ethernet switch.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Setup the host interface
@@ -105,8 +103,9 @@ It is recommended that you change or disable your firewall settings.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Multiple device configuration
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-As described above, you will need one ethernet interface per USRP2.
-Each ethernet interface should have its own subnet,
+For maximum throughput, one ethernet interface per USRP2 is recommended,
+although multiple devices may be connected via a gigabit ethernet switch.
+In any case, each ethernet interface should have its own subnet,
and the corresponding USRP2 device should be assigned an address in that subnet.
Example: