[rescue] Fiber channel

[dave venable]

could anyone suggust a supplier that could provide the fiber, connectors and
the means to attach them? I would need about 40 connectors and about 100' of
fiber.

-----Original Message-----
From: rescue-admin at sunhelp.org [mailto:rescue-admin at sunhelp.org]On
Behalf Of James Sharp
Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 8:19 PM
To: rescue at sunhelp.org
Subject: Re: [rescue] Fiber channel


> I am working on a lab for my Network+ students, and was wondering if some
of
> you could answer a question for me? If I install one of these cards in 2
> different computers, can I reverse the send and receive cables and create
an
> Ethernet connection between the 2 systems?
>
>  http://www.pcsurplusonline.com/viewprod.cfm?ID=371
>

Yup.  You'd have a full duplex 10 Megabit ethernet connection.   And the
cards aren't fiber channel...they're merely 10BaseFL cards.  Fiber channel
is an entirely different ball of wax.