[aclug-L] Re: BNC to twisted pair converter?

[Bob_Deep <bobd@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

John Reinke wrote:
> 
> This is a long shot, but I figured I'd ask:
> 
> At school, my office has only a coax network connection. I was thinking
> about hooking my laptop up in my office, but it only has a builtin RJ45
> (twisted pair) jack. I imagine this might not be cheap, but has anyone
> heard of a little connector/converter that would allow me to hook my laptop
> up to a coax cable?

They are *expensive* in most cases...  Last time I saw one new, they
where running about $300 or so.

I'd sugest you get a network card that supports both types of
interface.  I beleive 3 com has one that does that for under $300.

> Thanks,
> John
> 
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