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- From: lam@mrcnext.cso.uiuc.edu (Ken Lam)
- Subject: Re: How to network 3-4 home machines cheaply?
- References: <CSS.92Dec9123539@tron.stx.com> <1992Dec10.153444.9033@tinman.mke.ab.com> <Bz3w55.52o@zoo.toronto.edu> <1992Dec12.181452.6435@rwwa.COM>
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- Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1992 01:54:31 GMT
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- witr@rwwa.COM (Robert Withrow) writes:
-
- >In article <Bz3w55.52o@zoo.toronto.edu>,
- > henry@zoo.toronto.edu (Henry Spencer) writes:
-
- >| 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.
-
- >Assuming PC bus machines, I don't understand why one doesn't just use
- >typical thinwire-ready boards like WD/SMC/CLONES. In the non-prime-time
- >environment the original poster was discussing, I doubt you can get a
- >cheaper network.
-
- >There are sub-$100 WD-ether clones available (Don't ask me where, I don't
- >use-em), and the cabing can either be a RAD-SHACK item or you can get
- >so-called ``lantastic'' cable for cheaps. The wiring is more of a
- >hassle than with MP-repeaters, but hey, this is a home setup, right?
-
- >If you scrounge, the last two items should cost almost nothing...
-
- Why scrounge? Unless misc.forsale.computers is scrounging! :)
- Most of the networks that I work with are twisted pair(10BT), but I have
- at home a thin(cheap)net network. I picked up genuine wd8003(8 bit cards)
- for $25 bucks a piece with disks and manuals(something which normally doesn't
- manage to come in a used deal). So I have a UNIX machine and 2 PCs networks.
- Naturally, I'm SLIPped into the Internet( sorta have my own subnet).
-
- Just post to misc.forsale(.computers/.computers.pc-clones) and you'll
- probably get a couple of responses because many networks are moving to 10BT
- because of ease of maintnance in large networks.
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