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From: izumi@violet.berkeley.edu (Izumi Ohzawa)
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Subject: Re: Connecting a NeXT to twisted-pair
Keywords: NeXT ethernet thin-net thick-net twisted-pair
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Date: 13 Dec 89 09:15:58 GMT
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In article <341@egg-idINEL.GOV> rhp@INEL.GOV (Robert Powell) writes:
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>It is a problem because our building is only wired with twisted-pair thick-net
>ethernet.  Our networking people tell me that I need a thick-net to thin-net
>bridge or repeater, at a cost of around $2,600!  Has anyone else out there

We, at UC Berkeley, have the same problem, and I am anxiously
waiting our computer center people to come up with a solution.

However, I noticed several articles back about a router/bridge
made out of a cheap PC XT clone + 2 Western Digital Ethernet cards
for under $800-900.  If this box can have 1 twisted-pair Ethernet
card and another thin-Ethernet card, it should do the job.

Whoever posted that article, would you clarify this point?
If you also know Model numbers of such Ethernet cards, please
let us know.
Thanks.

Izumi Ohzawa, izumi@violet.berkeley.edu