[rescue] Fiber channel

[Dave McGuire]

  Graybar has it's share of slimy sales-droids, like any other
company.  They're still a solid supplier though.

     -Dave

On January 16, Joshua Johnston wrote:
> We had a guy from Graybar come in last year at my school, and he brought
> a whole ton of equipment for the students to test and use.  Graybar's
> tactics seem to be very Amway-esque, in that they like going around and
> making pitches without any seeming expectation of commitment.  I don't
> think it cost the school anything, and when he did that he brought a
> bunch of fiber and Cat5+ stuff that the students put together.  I don't
> know if they'd contribute that much, but it can't hurt to check.  
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rescue-admin at sunhelp.org [mailto:rescue-admin at sunhelp.org] On
> Behalf Of dave venable
> Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 10:35 PM
> To: rescue at sunhelp.org
> Subject: RE: [rescue] Fiber channel
> 
> 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.
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Dave McGuire
St. Petersburg, FL         "Less talk.  More synthohol." --Lt. Worf