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From: prem@crackle.amd.com (Prem Sobel)
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Subject: Re: Why are new Suns thick Ethernet only
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In article <3518@kalliope.rice.edu> jmorton@dgis.daitc.mil (Joe Morton) writes:
>I heard from a Sun rep at the last DC-SLUG meeting that Sun have left
>off thin ethernet support because it was easier for the SPARCstation to
>qualify as an FCC class A device (home use) without it.

We tried using our Suns on thin ethernet and it was very unrealiable. The
internal transciever is used and it doesn't get enought current to properly
sense the net, was the explanation the CE gave us.

Prem