Subject: Re: How to network
To: None <cjn@isd.se>
From: None <vhaas@cnj.digex.net>
List: port-vax
Date: 08/23/1997 18:27:07
On 1997-08-22 cjn@isd.se said to vhaas@delphi.com
cj>> AUI: Female 'D' type connector. Looks like a smaller 25D serial
cj>> port. (_technically_ not a D, but it'll do for now :)
cj>> Requires an external transciever to connect to any of
cj>> 10base5, 10base2, or 10baseT.
cj>Why an external tranceiver?
cj>DELNI ROCKS! ;-)
DELNI Sucks Rocks! It is a bad concept taken to extreme. The internal
electronics have really bad specs. Rise times suck. Dump it if
possible.
Recommend you tie together the systems with 10BASE2 ($.20/ft +
$5.00/cable end + $5.00/termination) unless you have a larger
infrastructure already.
cj>(especially if you have some old AUI switch/multiple bridge things
cj>too)
cj>Sorry, just had to say that...
cj>-Christian
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