On Sunday, September 29, 2002, at 11:57 AM, Joel Rosenblum wrote: >> Erm... Ethernet doesn't exactly work like that. There has to be >> something more sophisticated going on there, as each pin on an >> ethernet >> cable does something very specific and is intended for one recipient >> machine (that is, one ethernet connection uses most or all of the >> pins, >> depending on what speed your network is). Phones only use 2 pins, and >> most phone cables have 4 pins, allowing for this splitting. > > Hm... I think I use the same setup, not sure. What I have is a DSL > modem > connected as the uplink to an 8-port "active" enet hub. I'm not > exactly sure > what the hub does, but I know it's not the kind that has PPPoE built > in to > it. I still have to use the software PPPoE on each computer to connect > to > the DSL. Can anyone explain what's going on here and why this works > with no > collisions (or are there collisions I just don't know about yet)?
your setup works. splitting the cable, as Mark describes, does not. A hub is an actual network device, not just a splitter. -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
