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TI-H: Re: networking




thats interesting
i wired my house with cat5 twisted pair and i made all the connectors the
same(1->1, 2->2, etc) when cutting  and crimping.

did i do something wrong(it works)?

my hub is a linksys autosensing 10/100 hub

2 comps are running @ 100megabit while one is running @ 10mb(his comp will
not use the pci pnp 3com 100mb cards, something screwy with windows98 and
the irq's)

-Dan
thedew@usit.net



----- Original Message -----
From: "Brenden McNeil" <bmcneil@delanet.com>
To: "Ti-Hardware" <ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org>
Sent: Saturday, December 18, 1999 6:57 AM
Subject: 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.
>
> 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.
>
> But nowadays I'm really gung ho.  Working for a large corporation has it's
> advantages (And I'm not talking about stealing.)  They tend to be very
> wasteful and have no problems giving their telecom data techs (me) old
> equipment.  So I got my self fiber optic cards, fiber patch cables (really
> expensive) and a 12 port fiber hub.  Everything runs at 100 MBPS (didn't
> cost me a penny) and I can have as many electromagnets as I want in my
room.
> However this is not the norm and if it wasn't for the generosity of my
work
> I would be still using 10baseT
>
> Hey, if you have any networking questions give me an email.  (my email is
in
> the signature)
>
> Brenden McNeil
> Microsoft Certified Professional
> A+ Certified Service Technician
> bmcneil@delanet.com
> Fax: (305) 675-0871
> AOL Instant Messenger: mcneil1458
> ICQ: 9155183
> http://www.bmcneil.com
>
>



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