Date: Fri, 26 Sep 1997 21:39:00 +0000 (GMT) From: Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com> To: chuckr@glue.umd.edu (Chuck Robey) Cc: FreeBSD-Hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: thickwisre<->thinwire Message-ID: <199709262139.OAA14801@usr08.primenet.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.970926123553.296D-100000@Journey2.mat.net> from "Chuck Robey" at Sep 26, 97 12:39:15 pm
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> 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. > > 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 couple of card vendors have them on their WWW sales pages for ~$15; you can get them for cheaper, but the best bet is there. If you go through PC Mall (or wherever), you will end up paying $50+. The place I've seen them for cheaper is on auction at www.onsale.com. Terry Lambert terry@lambert.org --- Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present or previous employers.
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