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

[Shawn Wallbridge]

I found a free 10 port AUI hub a while ago, so they are out there. Mine is
made by Digital. I just have a transceiver on one port (going to my switch)
and the rest go into AUI only machines.

shawn

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From: geeks-admin at sunhelp.org [mailto:geeks-admin at sunhelp.org]On Behalf
Of Andrew Weiss
Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2002 10:24 AM
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Subject: [geeks] Anyone know of a really cheap... and I mean
unemployment cheap


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 :-).

Thoughts/Suggestions...

Machines to connect are:

IBM POWERstation 320E
IBM 7006-41 T
SGI IRIS Crimson
HP Apollo Series 700

Andrew