13 Apr
2002
13 Apr
'02
1:02 a.m.
On Fri, 12 Apr 2002, Gary Hildebrand wrote:
I'm wondering if this card is capable of using
both outputs at once;
i.e. base 2 to my Amiga Etherrnet and base T to a cable modem or hub.
If it is an exclusive OR situation, I guess I'll have to get another NIC
for another input/output.
Gary,
I'm not aquainted with any PC NICs that allow use of both connections.
There _are_ quite a few multiport NICs, but every one I've seen had 2 or
4 identical connections. Usually 10bT.
If you're after linking the Amiga network to "the world", I can offer
several very simple (and cheap) ways to build a gateway PC. Like $40
total cost, including new NICs, and 45 minutes total setup.
If all else fails, then I put Linux in the Amiga . . .
. .
Seems a waste of a good Amiga.... The more hardware platforms I get
to experience, the more I realize that Linux on a DECstation isn't much
different than Linux on a Mac or PC. Same with *BSD. I've started
trying to find and learn the native OS on each system, for "the full
effect".
And Absolutely NOT! That _doesn't_ mean that I have to run Windows on
my PC. :)
Doc