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From: "Jonathan M. Bresler" <jmb>
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Subject: Re: home network
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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