[Sunhelp] Replacing ethernet card.

[Thomas Reagan]

The only way I could see it making any sense to use FDDI would be if you had
to span an incredibly long distance.

But wouldn't it just be easier to use a crossover cable and connect the two
directly?

tkr

> -----Original Message-----
> From: sunhelp-admin at sunhelp.org [mailto:sunhelp-admin at sunhelp.org]On
> Behalf Of Paul Khoury
> Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2000 7:38 AM
> To: sunhelp at sunhelp.org
> Subject: RE: [Sunhelp] Replacing ethernet card.
>
>
> On Wed, 19 Apr 2000 05:00:43 -0400, Fuerst, Robert C. (Chris) wrote:
>
> >
> >You really only need lines 1-5 to play with.  Every time you
> can reboot and
> >try to get the box up to 100 full by changing the 0's to 1's
> and the 1's to
> >zero's.  I am not even sure if the other lines (6-13)
> increase speed or not.
> >I'm trying to figure out what you gained by putting a 10
> card in it in the
> >first place if your not using it for another interface?  If
> it is then
> >you'll need a hme0 and a hme1.
>
> While on the topic of adding network devices, is anyone
> familiar with adding
> a FDDI card?  I'd like to have 2 nodes, one on each of my
> SS2's, mainly for high speed
> file transfer, and possibly expanding to more nodes later.
>
> Is there a good place to obtain them in the cheap?  I know
> cables can be pricey, though.
>
> Paul
>
>
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