10 Mar
2004
10 Mar
'04
12:12 a.m.
>>>> "Ethan" == Ethan Dicks
<dickset(a)amanda.spole.gov> writes:
Ethan> On Tue, Mar 09, 2004 at 05:22:10PM -0000, Antonio Carlini
Ethan> wrote:
> I guess I could use thickwire too (given a big
enough room) but I
> only have one vampire tap with H4000, no cable and no tools to do
> the actual attachment (although I do have one of those H4000 test
> devices). With one attachment I'm not sure I can really call it a
> network :-)
Ethan> I have entertained thoughts of a Thickwire segment on my home
Ethan> network. I have a couple of vampire taps, at least one
Ethan> intrusive transceiver (N connectors rather than the tap), but
Ethan> no cable. I think I would also need to at least borrow one of
Ethan> the proper step drills of the day unless there's a workable
Ethan> kludge I could do.
From what I remember, the drill used to install the tap
is a simple
drill, not a step dril. Quite possibly an awl might work.
You should be able to use a conventional 50 ohm coax of roughly the
right diameter -- say, RG-8 or thereabouts. The precise specs are in
the Ethernet standard. But I expect you could just shim the vampire
clamp a bit if the cable is slightly undersized.
Just place the transceivers at multiples of 2.5 meters apart just as
if you had stripes on the cable.
---
Meanwhile, returning to the original topic: I just found some Ethernet
AUI connectors, including right angle ones -- with proper slide lock
hardware and all -- in the Digikey catalog. They are made by AMP,
price quantity one around $9.50 as I recall. Depending on how much
you're willing to spend, that could be an option. Digikey is a US
company but I assume they'd ship to the UK. Or you could search their
catalog for the connector and then find a UK purveyor of that product.
paul