On 13 Aug 96 09:37pm, Mike Bilow wrote to Scott Little:
 MB> Scott Little wrote in a message to All:
 SL> Do networks based twisted pair cable need a hub or are there
 SL> T connectors available? I am going to make a small network
 SL> at home, initially with 2 computers. I can just link them
 SL> together with the TP cable, no hub? I will be be getting
 SL> another 1 or 2 more. The network doesn't have to be fast
 SL> (I'm using TP because I have spare 10Mbps network cards that
 SL> are TP) so are T connectors a possibility?
 MB> Restricting the discussion to Ethernet 10Base-T, which is what
 MB> I think you mean, you can link exactly two machines together
 MB> without a hub by using a special cross-wired cable.  For any
 MB> more than two machines, you need a concentrator, but small
 MB> 10Base-T concentrators are fairly cheap, around $60.
 MB> -- Mike
As a matter of fact, *I* just picked up a National Semiconductor
InfoMover Workgroup concentrator (6-port RJ-45, 1-port BNC, no built-in
crossover) for $65 retail.  Diam. 10"Lx6"Dx1.5"T.
George
... Come to Ch*ch.  What is missing?
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