Re: [aclug-L] first plunge

[John Phillips <jphillip@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

If you are asked which terminator, reply 50 ohm because you will install a
thin net network.  FYI the 75 & 95 ohm terminators are for thicknet.



On Fri, 25 Dec 1998, James O. Harms wrote:

> John Goerzen wrote:
> > 
> > On Fri, Dec 18, 1998 at 06:14:37PM -0600, phrostie wrote:
> > 
> > > i have a very old network card, thomas-conrad, arc-card/at copyright 1987.
> > 
> > If I have my facts straight (somebody please correct me if not; I wasn't
> > invovled with networking at that time), that card is not even Ethernet,... 
> 
> Right.  I don't know this particular card, but assume the "arc" in its
> name means arcnet, not ethernet.  Forget it.
> 
>  
> > > what will i need to do to my current machine to prep it for a lil network?
> > 
> > All you'll need is a network card and some cabling.  To do this on the
> > cheap, for as little money as possible, here's what you'll need:
> > 
> >  * A network card in each computer with a 10base2 (aka Coax aka BNC)
> >    connector.
> >  * Coax cable with connectors on each end.
> >  * Two BNC T-connectors
> >  * Two BNC terminators
> 
> A couple of suggestions.  Buy "combo" network cards.  These have
> connectors for both 10base2 and 10baseT.  You can use coax to start out
> with minimum expense, and have the option to go to a 10baseT network
> later without replacing the cards.  Get cards that are NE2000 compat. 
> You can use these anywhere.  If you buy new NE2000 compat. cards, the
> T-connector should come in the package.  You still need to buy two
> terminators - one for each end of the network.  
>  
> > With this method, you'll not need any hub, and can have up to 5 computers on
> > the Ethernet at 10Mbps speeds.
> 
> I don't know of a 5 computer limit on a coax ethernet, but the more you
> add, the less troublefree it becomes.
> 
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