>From: "Vaughan, John" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2002 09:07:38 -0600 > > The reason this >whole scenario has come up is because I only have two Ethernet jacks on the >wall with my computer (those jacks connecting eventually to a 16-port hub in >my house).
I'm going to take this opportunity to make a point--not as a "you goofed", but as a suggestion to others who may be about to install network cable in their home. Cable is cheap, labor is expensive. It takes the same amount of effort to pull four cables as it does two. You can't have too many jacks in your house. You can put at least six on a given face plate. Or you can run the cable and only hook up as much as you think you'll need, and leave the unused cable ends behind the face plate, in case the need comes up later. So if you're thinking about installing network cable in your house, run at least two jacks to every location and run at least four to any place where you might put a computer. We have 37 cat 5 jacks in our smallish three bedroom house. However, we use them for both telephone and network services (never on the same cable). RJ11 plugs into RJ45 just fine. Okay, back to our regularly scheduled message. >I've got three realistic solutions here, and I'm open to input on which >would be the best option: >1) Use LocalTalk bridge, allowing Appletalk on both printer and ethernet >ports, BUT possibly running into OS issues. It will only cost you a small amount of effort to test this option and Laserwriter Bridge is (or was) a free download. You may be able to find LocalTalk Bridge but I think it's actually payware which is no longer sold. I may have seen some copies on Shreve's web site, but since they're auctioning their stuff off in three days I'd be surprised if they are still taking orders. >2) Forget Appletalk over the network, give Appletalk over to the printer >port for the IIg, and rely on TCP File Sharing on the network instead of >using Appletalk. Someone else will need to address this option. I'm still living in an AppleTalk world. >3) Install another hub at my computer location (I've got a 5-port >somewhere), connecting the LaserWriter and 8600 Ethernet built-in to that >hub, while allowing the PC Ethernet to have its own jack so it can run >my VPN connections directly. If this is the option, I'll need some advice >as to how to make the connection to the central 16-port hub. Do it connect >the cable from the 5-port to the 16-port's uplink jack or any of the other >jacks on the 16-port? I believe that you plug a normal port on the 16 port hub into the Uplink port on the 5 port hub. I'm not sure whether you use a patch cable or a cross-over cable though. My memory on this topic is very fuzzy. Hopefully someone else will jump in with the answer. This is the solution I would use. Jeff Walther -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
