On 31 Jul 96 02:42am, Lew Murray wrote to George Fliger:
 GF> Can you recall the name of one of these Ethernet devices?  I'd like to
 GF> take a look at one if I can find one in my area.  If not, I might be
 GF> able to get a copy of the spec sheet on one through the manufacturer.
 GF> In any case, you've got my curiosity up.
 LM> Why does this raise your curiosity?  All that is required to
 LM> term- inate an Ethernet line is a 50ohm resistor from the
 LM> center conduc- tor to ground.  Why is it people are having a
 LM> hard time believing that a manufacturer would include this
 LM> resistor, along with a jumper block or switch to enable/disable
 LM> it, when it could make the difference in whether or not they
 LM> get some contracts?
Whether the, "All that is required to terminate an Ethernet line..." is
possible and viable is not the reason for the curiosity.  The simple
fact is, your 'internal termination' Ethernet solution is certainly an
exception and not the norm in the connectivity arena and I, for one,
would like to know the where, what and how of these elusive devices
which you've claimed are so easily acquired.  I've been in this business
since the early 80's and I've yet to see one (with the exception of
Thick Ethernet).
 LM> As I told someone else, I will be at one particular clients
 LM> office, that I KNOW has a 16 port hub with a single BNC
 LM> connector that has a switch selector for internal termination,
 LM> within the next few days.  I'll get a "make and model" off of
 LM> that hub so that the doubters can quit losing sleep over the
 LM> issue.
I'm not losing any sleep over it.  You made the statement and I asked
for further information.  It's you who seems to have a problem with
following through.  You seem to feel that because someone asked for more
information, they've questioned your integrity.  Not so.  I'm, as I
stated earlier, curious since I've never seen one of these elusive
devices.  I happen to like being informed if that's alright with you.
This would certainly be a good question for Ethernet Trivial Pursuit.
George
... Don't cook tonight -- starve a rat today!
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