From owner-freebsd-hackers Fri Sep 26 10:35:58 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id KAA17815 for hackers-outgoing; Fri, 26 Sep 1997 10:35:58 -0700 (PDT) Received: from word.smith.net.au (word.smith.net.au [202.0.75.3]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id KAA17810 for ; Fri, 26 Sep 1997 10:35:54 -0700 (PDT) Received: from word.smith.net.au (localhost.smith.net.au [127.0.0.1]) by word.smith.net.au (8.8.7/8.8.5) with ESMTP id DAA02346; Sat, 27 Sep 1997 03:03:19 +0930 (CST) Message-Id: <199709261733.DAA02346@word.smith.net.au> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0zeta 7/24/97 To: Chuck Robey cc: FreeBSD-Hackers Subject: Re: thickwisre<->thinwire In-reply-to: Your message of "Fri, 26 Sep 1997 12:39:15 -0400." Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Sat, 27 Sep 1997 03:03:17 +0930 From: Mike Smith Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > I'm doing a bit of computer re-arrangement (keeps my life interesting) and > I find I have to connect another computer to my existing home ethernet. > Trouble is, the ethernet is thinwire, and the new computer (a DECStation > 5000/120, which will be running NetBSD) is thickwire. I'm going to be > connecting it to my two existing FreeBSD boxes. It's not "thickwire" as such; the Decstations have AUI connectors to which you can attach a thinwire transciever. > Does anyone know where I could go to get a thickwire to thinwire > converter? I've not had any luck searching it out yet. A 10b2 transciever shouldn't cost you more than a few bucks; if you were closer I'd give you a freebie (we have a boxful of them here). With any luck you should be able to find one at a decent surplus outlet. You're looking for a small box about the size of a large box of matches (though some are much larger) with a D15 on one end and a BNC on the other. Note that you may need a cable for it, depending on size and the amount of free space you have behind your DS. mike