Re: Sparcstation: IPX, 4, ELC and 10 Base T
On Sat, 8 Feb 2003, Nicolas S. Dade wrote:
> > Do I need a "T" or several "T" and teminator plugs (plug?) for the coax cable network?
> Myself I'd drop the thin (coaxial cable) ethernet and use the 10baseT RJ45s;
> they make finding bad cables and transceivers much simpler because the
> hub or switch isolates the bad parts. But thin ethernet is what most networks
> were back in the IPX day, so for historical value, here's what I remember:
> you can terminate coax either with the terminator (75 Ohm?) or with a network
> card. So if you only have 2 stations you can just run a cable between them.
> If you have 3 you need one T in the middle for the middle station.
Actually, You need a T for EVERY machine on the network. You cannot connect
the end of the cable to a machine, it must be a terminator.
--Kurt
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