On Mon, 15 May 2000, Chuck Gelm wrote:
> |----- 1500 feet or less----------------------------------------------|
> terminator-T-----coax-----T-----coax-----T----- ..... -----T-terminator
> bnc bnc bnc bnc
> nic nic nic nic
> computer computer computer computer
Nooo.... Not with 10base2. Can't remember if it is 185 ft or 185 metres
(as I said earlier). 10base5 (Thick ethernet is ok at 1500ft IIRC.
> > thincoax bnc type
> > it seems all works ok with two bnc connectors on one machine and the other
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> You need only one Network Interface Card (NIC) per computer (machine).
> HTH, Chuck nc8q
Apart from the obvious (two seperate networks), two cards in one machine
on one network is a way of increasing throughput (particularly with old
slow cards).
I forgot to say in my earlier post - it is good practice to earth one end
of the co-ax. It is BAD practice to earth both ends - especially if the
ends are in different buildings (with a different "earth" potential).
Geoff
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