[SunRescue] Used SBus 10bT cards?

James Lockwood james at foonly.com
Sat Feb 5 21:36:26 CST 2000


On Sat, 5 Feb 2000, Robert Gash wrote:

> I'm seriously considering buying a uses SS4 or Sparc classic to serve as a
> little toy box as well as a firewall/NAT machine.  However, to do NAT
> effectively I need to have 2 NICs, and I know that both of the above
> mentioned machines have at least 1 SBus slot available for a 10bT
> card.  However, I have noticed that most everyone wants exorbitant sums of
> money for these 10bT cards.  Does anyone know of somewhere I can get a
> 10bT card for $50-$80?  I know that it will be used (but the box is used
> too, so it is a perfect match), but I don't really wanna sink piles of
> money into this is possible.

I've got AUI/10base2 cards for $40/ea, and several other members of the
list have mentioned that they have cheap 10baseT transcievers.  This is
probably the cheapest way to go, cards that have a builtin 10baseT jack
carry a higher price tag.

-James







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