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From: dixon@gumby.paradyne.com (0000-Tom Dixon(0000))
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans
Subject: Re: Avoiding a transceiver
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Date: 29 Nov 89 05:57:01 GMT
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In article <7014@ficc.uu.net> kunkee@ficc.uu.net (randy kunkee XNX MGR) writes:
>Question:  If you only want to connect two systems together, via Ethernet,
>it seems that it should be possible to do this simply with a transceiver
>cable properly adapted to rearrange the signals.  We have some special
>situations in which this would be desireable (ie. much cheaper).  Does
>anybody sell such an adaptor?

This is not impossible.  It is the AUI equalvilent of a cross DTE cable. 
You don't have to worry about losing collision detection because
each machine xmits directly into the reciever of the other machine.

I am not sure exactally how to wire it up, but it is not impossible.
Happy Searching...

Tom Dixon
AT&T Paradyne, Largo, FL
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