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- From: henry@zoo.toronto.edu (Henry Spencer)
- Subject: Re: How to network 3-4 home machines cheaply?
- Message-ID: <Bz3w55.52o@zoo.toronto.edu>
- Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1992 17:48:40 GMT
- References: <CSS.92Dec9123539@tron.stx.com> <1992Dec10.153444.9033@tinman.mke.ab.com>
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- In article <1992Dec10.153444.9033@tinman.mke.ab.com> tdphette@mke.ab.com (Thad Phetteplace x4461) writes:
- >You cannot directly connect two 10BaseT trancievers...
-
- Wrong, actually. 10BaseT is specifically designed to permit this, with
- a suitable crossover cable.
-
- This does not generalize to numbers larger than two.
-
- In general, the best way to network small numbers of machines, all in one
- room, under controlled conditions so cable wear and tear is not an issue,
- is either a multiport transceiver with a null Ethernet (thinnet tee with
- a terminator on each branch -- some multiports have such a setup built
- in and accessible via a switch) or transceivers with thin coax. Check
- local prices and get whichever's cheaper. 10BaseT doesn't really pay
- until network troubleshooting becomes an issue, due to long distances
- or big configurations or both.
- --
- "God willing... we shall return." | Henry Spencer @ U of Toronto Zoology
- -Gene Cernan, the Moon, Dec 1972 | henry@zoo.toronto.edu utzoo!henry
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