Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 18:43:19 +0800 From: "Thomas Lau" <lkthomas@hkicable.com> To: "Linh Pham" <lplist@closedsrc.org> Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: New gigabit cards Message-ID: <001101c0b83d$141fd440$9c10123d@thomasq1rx10yf> References: <Pine.BSF.4.33.0103281019080.35112-100000@q.closedsrc.org>
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Linh Pham" <lplist@closedsrc.org> To: "Thomas Lau" <lkthomas@hkicable.com> Cc: "Gregory Maxwell" <greg@linuxpower.cx>; <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2001 2:22 AM Subject: Re: New gigabit cards > On 2001-03-29, Thomas Lau scribbled: > > # OK, if I want to buy a new fiber NIC, How can I connect them? > # I need fiber manual and connection kit please > > You will need a switch (or a router, or a hub if you can't afford the > others) that supports the same type of connector that is on the network > card and runs at the same speed. For example, if your gigabit Ethernet > card is 1000BaseTX, it is copper based and requires a switch that > supports 1000BaseTX and cables that are at least Cat5e compliant. > > Since you are looking at fiber gigabit Ethernet card, you will most > likely need to get a switch that supports the SC connector (the one with > the two square connectors per port, and most likely multi-mode SC-to-SC > fiber cable. > > You can buy the cables or make them yourself. > > -- > Linh Pham > [lplist@closedsrc.org] > > // 404b - Brain not found > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > is it have manual to make it myself ? also, where can I buy the upgrade kit? To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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