AUI cables

[Paul Koning]

There's another possible solution, if you don't trust plain cables: make your own.  The spec is quite clear in the Ethernet specification.

	paul

> On Nov 17, 2020, at 2:50 PM, Richard Cini <rich.cini at verizon.net> wrote:
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> I built a bulkhead cable for the DEQNA card using a shielded (but untwisted) joystick extension cable. Ultimately, I found the actual bulkhead cable, but mine worked just fine. Granted, it was only 1-foot long, but untwisted probably wouldn't matter for a short length as Paul mentioned.
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> Rich
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> On 11/17/20, 2:46 PM, "cctalk on behalf of Paul Koning via cctalk" <cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org on behalf of cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
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>> On Nov 17, 2020, at 11:12 AM, Grant Taylor via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
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>> Hi,
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>> Does anyone have any AUI cables for 10Base5 that they would be willing to sell?
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>> I'm looking for a couple of them 1-2 meters long.  I will eventually* need them for my 10Base5 / Thicknet / Hosepipe network segment.
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>> In ham radio net style, chat on list, and conduct business directly / off list.
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>> *I still haven't found sufficient Round-to-Its to get off my posterior.
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>    I can see them still for sale as current products.  
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>    One is from Black Box, at an insane price, with actual AUI style (slide lock) connectors.
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>    There are several others that are much less expensive, with regular screw lock DA-15 connectors.  And of course cables with those connectors are readily available from the usual suspects (I like L-com).
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>    The question is whether "plain" cables are electrically adequate.  Most likely yes, especially in the short lengths.  They might not be twisted pairs and/or shielded per spec, but if you're only going a meter or two, that's unlikely to matter at 10 Mb/s rates.
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>    FWIW, there exist adapters from slide latch to screw lock DA-15; I have one I bought from L-com so I could attach a 10BaseT transceiver with slide lock posts to my Pro-380, which has a screw lock DA-15 connector for its Ethernet port.
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