Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 09:09:52 -0600 CDT From: "Larry Dolinar" <larryd@bldg1.croute.com> To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: a networking question... Message-ID: <8E28EBD0F0B@bldg1.croute.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSI.3.94.970320133451.4815I-100000@localhost> References: <199703201213.NAA05613@labinfo.iet.unipi.it>
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And the clouds parted on 20 Mar 97, and Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> said: >On Thu, 20 Mar 1997, Luigi Rizzo wrote: > >> sorry if I abuse of this group for a partially unrelated question... >> >> I am having a hard time in finding cheap Ethernet repeaters with >> BNC ports, whereas 10 Mb/s HUBs with 10BaseT RJ45 ports are now >> available for about $15/port. Is it possible to connect the AUI >> port of a BNC transceiver to the Tx/Rx pairs of an RJ45 port and >> make the connection work ? (of course with an external power supply) > Depends on what you mean by cheap. Addtron makes a 5-segment repeater that DataComm Warehouse here in the States is selling for $169 US. The ad's pretty small, but it looks like 1 AUI, 2 BNC, and 2 RJ45. You might have a look at http://www.warehouse.com/ and search for DER1096 (Data Comm catalog). I have no association with these people... hth, larry
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