From owner-freebsd-hackers Fri Sep 26 10:47:56 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id KAA18534 for hackers-outgoing; Fri, 26 Sep 1997 10:47:56 -0700 (PDT) Received: from earth.mat.net (root@earth.mat.net [206.246.122.2]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id KAA18514 for ; Fri, 26 Sep 1997 10:47:46 -0700 (PDT) Received: from Journey2.mat.net (journey2.mat.net [206.246.122.116]) by earth.mat.net (8.8.7/8.6.12) with SMTP id NAA00891; Fri, 26 Sep 1997 13:46:59 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 26 Sep 1997 13:46:59 -0400 (EDT) From: Chuck Robey X-Sender: chuckr@Journey2.mat.net To: Mike Smith cc: FreeBSD-Hackers Subject: Re: thickwisre<->thinwire In-Reply-To: <199709261733.DAA02346@word.smith.net.au> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Sat, 27 Sep 1997, Mike Smith wrote: > > I'm doing a bit of computer re-arrangement (keeps my life interesting) and > > I find I have to connect another computer to my existing home ethernet. > > Trouble is, the ethernet is thinwire, and the new computer (a DECStation > > 5000/120, which will be running NetBSD) is thickwire. I'm going to be > > connecting it to my two existing FreeBSD boxes. > > It's not "thickwire" as such; the Decstations have AUI connectors to > which you can attach a thinwire transciever. > > > Does anyone know where I could go to get a thickwire to thinwire > > converter? I've not had any luck searching it out yet. > > A 10b2 transciever shouldn't cost you more than a few bucks; if you > were closer I'd give you a freebie (we have a boxful of them here). > With any luck you should be able to find one at a decent surplus outlet. > > You're looking for a small box about the size of a large box of matches > (though some are much larger) with a D15 on one end and a BNC on the > other. Note that you may need a cable for it, depending on size and > the amount of free space you have behind your DS. I have one already, because one of my two SMC cards is thickwire. I had certainly ignored the fact that it's thick ... yeah, I'll need a short stub, thanks for pointing that out. I went thru several vendors looking for the converter. I guess I'll try a local hamfest. > > mike > > > > ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- Chuck Robey | Interests include any kind of voice or data chuckr@eng.umd.edu | communications topic, C programming, and Unix. 213 Lakeside Drive Apt T-1 | Greenbelt, MD 20770 | I run Journey2 and picnic, both FreeBSD (301) 220-2114 | version 3.0 current -- and great FUN! ----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------