8 Feb
2002
8 Feb
'02
5:32 a.m.
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From: Tothwolf [mailto:tothwolf@concentric.net]
I'd like to find some myself. I'm looking for
6-8 of either the AUI to
10Base-FL type, or 10Base-T to 10Base-FL type. Theres a local
school that
I put a lan in for that currently has copper between 3
buildings. I'd like
to replace those copper lines with 10Base-FL this summer at
the latest.
Since it's a small nonprofit school, they don't have any
money to support
the network, so all of the materials used have been donated
or were extra
bits I had laying around.
Well, if you're concerned about capacity, you might consider
running multiple lines and doing some kind of channel binding.
If you're concerned that the copper may not last well outdoors,
well, that won't help. :) 10-Base-2 or 10-Base-5, though, can be
very weatherproof.
You could see if you can dig up a bunch of ricochet modems, and get
the connections between the buildings to be made that way. No cable
at all. (been meaning to dig some up for home use, myself)
Chris
Christopher Smith, Perl Developer
Amdocs - Champaign, IL
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8 Feb
8 Feb
6 a.m.
On Fri, 8 Feb 2002, Christopher Smith wrote:
Well, if you're concerned about capacity, you
might consider running
multiple lines and doing some kind of channel binding.
Not worried about that at all, which is why it runs 10Base-T instead of
100Base-T. When the time comes to upgrade, all the cable (and hopefully
soon, fiber) will support 100Mb operation anyway.
If you're concerned that the copper may not last
well outdoors, well,
that won't help. :) 10-Base-2 or 10-Base-5, though, can be very
weatherproof.
Everything is run in underground conduit (that I painfully remember
installing two years ago), so there are no immediate weather related
issues.
You could see if you can dig up a bunch of ricochet
modems, and get
the connections between the buildings to be made that way. No cable
at all. (been meaning to dig some up for home use, myself)
No real point in going wireless on this particular lan, as it already has
conduit and copper between buildings. The distances are not too bad
either, but the copper between buildings invites potential ground loops
and damaged network gear.
-Toth
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