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

[John Reinke <jmreinke@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for the suggestions. Unfortunately, I pretty much spent my computer
budget on a new Athlon system, happily chugging away in Debianland.  :-)
I'll probably just keep my eyes open for an old hub with the BNC connector
around here. I'm not sure how much I'd actually use it, so can't justify
spending more than $10 on a solution.

John

>Or.. if you wanna go really cheap and jerry-rigged, get a small hub that has a
>BNC connector and RJ45 connectors on it.  I am sure I could sell you mine for
>under $300.
>;)
>
>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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