Date: Sun, 10 May 1998 10:08:13 -0700 (PDT) From: "Jonathan M. Bresler" <jmb> To: x5gb7uk9@wna-linknet.com Cc: freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: home network Message-ID: <199805101708.KAA10740@hub.freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <3555D587.BE1@wna-linknet.com> from "Arnold J. Rimmer" at "May 10, 98 11:27:51 am"
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Arnold J. Rimmer wrote:
> i have a single bnc cable straight from 1 ethernet card to the other.
> did i overlook something in the tutorial?
are you using terminators?
you cannot connect 10Base2 (thin coax ethernet) from one card
directly to another. you must attach a T-connector to each
card. one end of the T-connector attaches to teh 10Base2
coax cable. the other end attaches to a terminator.
------ terminator
|
v
[--+------------------- coax cable ----------------------+---]
| |
------- -------
| | | |
| ethernet card | ethernet card
jmb
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