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From: waugh@dg-rtp.dg.com (Matthew Waugh)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip
Subject: Re: Ethernet 'null transceiver'?
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Date: 27 Jul 89 15:09:33 GMT
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>rdn@chinet.chi.il.us (Richard Nichols) writes:
>>We have a need to connect two machines together that have thick-wire
>>ETHERNET connections.  Since there are only two machines in this 'network' I
>>was wondering if there is such a thing as a 'null transceiver'?  In other
>>
>>Rick Nichols
>>rdn@chinet.chi.il.us

Allied Telesis makes a two port Transceiver named the CentreCOM 250. Two
terminators and a couple of drop cables should see you in business. Off
hand I don't have a price, but if anyone is interested drop me mail
and I can find out from our last set of purchases. We have used them, and
they do work (although we haven't used them as "null transceivers".

Mat

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