23 Nov
2000
23 Nov
'00
10:26 p.m.
On Nov 24, 2:23, Tony Duell wrote:
To me, it sounds more like a 10base2 transceiver with an RJ45 connector
I've
acquired a few Asante FriendlyNet Thin Adaptors. These are little
[...] for the AUI interface. There's not enough
electronics there for it to be
a 10baseT - 10based2 converter.
My thought too. There would need to be a 10baseT transciever IC for a
start.
Now why anyone would use a RJ45 in place of the
standard DA15 I don't
know, but certain companies are well-known for deliberately changing
standards for no good reason.
I hope you're not suggesting that because I mentioned it came from an Apple
environment ;-)
It sounds simple enough to trace out the schematic in
about 10 minutes. I
wonder how it compares to the standard 8392 application?
I traced enough of it to convince myself that it's pretty well identical
to several other 10base2 transceivers I've repaired or otherwise taken
apart over the years, except for the built-in 50 ohm terminator and the
substitution of an RJ45 for a D-15.
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Pete Peter Turnbull
Network Manager
Dept. of Computer Science
University of York