[geeks] Anyone know of a really cheap... and I mean unemployment cheap

[Bill Bradford]

On Tue, Jun 04, 2002 at 11:24:26AM -0400, Andrew Weiss wrote:
> way of getting a whole bunch (at least 4) machines with primary ethernet 
> connectors as AUI onto an existing TP network.  Transceivers seem like 
> they'd cost too much.  I've got one on the Crimson, but ideally I'd use 
> the transceiver to hook an AUI MAU to the TP hubs.  Can you hook 
> machines with AUI cables straight to an AUI MAU?... or do they have to 
> go to a vampire tap on a thickwire in between drops? (something that 
> sounds like way too much work).  I have a ton of 10Base2 stuff that 
> might work and a media converter 10Base2 -->T I think.  I don't think 
> all the machines have 10Base2, however.  Not to sweat it but the Crimson 
> will be going on FDDI when I have a job :-).

An AUI MAU is basically a hub.  I've got an (8?) port DELNI free for
shipping.. Then you'd only need one AUI to 10bt transceiver to go to
your ethernet netowrk.

Bill

-- 
Bill Bradford     
mrbill at mrbill.net 
Austin, TX