RE: TI-H: networking

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Subject: RE: TI-H: networking
From: "Brenden McNeil" <bmcneil@delanet.com>
Date: Sun, 19 Dec 1999 08:52:47 -0500
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I am interested in seeing your hub diagram Grant.

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org
> [mailto:owner-ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org]On Behalf Of Grant Stockly
> Sent: Sunday, December 19, 1999 4:00 AM
> To: ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org
> Subject: Re: TI-H: networking
>
>
>
> >OK, I happen to be a certified network guy.  The cheapest way is
> to set up a
> >10base2 network.  One t connector for each card, two terminators
> (1 for each
> >end) and a coax (RG-58) cable between the cables.
>
> The cheapest way still isn't 10Base-2.  Look at current hub prices.
>
> I've wired ethernet runs using phone wire, so $.12-.20 coax isn't needed.
> Good ethernet cards come with patch cables anyway.  There isn't that much
> signal loss (much less than that of a kinked coax cable) and with
> the speed
> of hubs...not noticable.
>
> >Then there is 10baseT.  10baseT cards can be found by the dozen.  you can
> >hook up two computers with a cross over cable (pins 1 &3, and
> pins 2&6 are
> >switched, i.e. RX and TX)  But you can buy a small hub pretty cheaply.  A
> >while ago I bought a 4 port NetGear Hub for $35.
>
> Many sell for $19.99.  And...you can alaways make your own.
>
>

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