- all wiring is done from a central point (the server or hub)
- has the greatest cable lengths of any topology (and thus uses the most
amount of cable)
- generally STP or UTP, four wire
Star Topology: Summary
| Advantages |
Disadvantages |
| Easy to add new workstations |
Hub failure cripples all workstations
connected to that hub |
| Centralized control |
Hubs are slighty more expensive than thin-Ethernet |
| Centralized network/hub monitoring |
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