----- Original Message -----
From: "Pete Turnbull" <pete(a)dunnington.u-net.com>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2002 09:16 AM
Subject: Re: 10Base-FL
On Feb 10, 8:46, Robert Schaefer wrote:
> I didn't know about that. Are AUI cables easily made, or are they
better
purchased? I
need a small handful to connect my VAXen to the DELNI
anyway.
I have two of the DEC mfgr'd 10Km^H^H^H^H20m
cables, and two or three
that
came with the DELNI that I expected to work.
Another assumption on my
part
I should look into.
Big thick things? They're probably OK.
It's a pain to make proper AUI cables, but if they're short, you can use
lower-quality cable. It's multiple coax inside. You should be able to
find the pinout easily enough on the 'net, eg
I was wondering, because ISTR the conventional wisdom on cat5 patch cords is
to purchase 'em new-- more cost-effective than making & testing 'em
in-house.
The longest one I need is ~2m and the shortest would be ~.5m depending on
how flexable the cabling is. Is there a shortest allowed length?
http://www.techfest.com/networking/lan/ethernet5.htm#5.4.2
What is
the ORnet transceiver connected to?
Uhhh... $PC for testing, I believe. Some NE2k clone card most likely.
It
was a quick go-nogo test.
Should be OK, but make sure the AUI connector is actually enabled. Most
cards have several jumpers to select between AUI and whatever else is
there.
I'll double check. My wife just asked for a cable modem, so network stuff
seems a lot more interesting all of a sudden!
--
Pete Peter Turnbull
Bob