Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!rpi!clarkson!news.clarkson.edu!nelson From: nelson@sun.soe.clarkson.edu (Russ Nelson) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans Subject: Re: Cost-effective method of connecting PC's to existing TCP/IP LAN Message-ID: Date: 22 Oct 90 01:34:09 GMT References: <1990Oct16.212015.11791@seachg.uucp> Sender: news@news.clarkson.edu Reply-To: nelson@clutx.clarkson.edu (aka NELSON@CLUTX.BITNET) Organization: Clarkson University, Potsdam NY Lines: 26 In-Reply-To: jalsop@seachg.uucp's message of 16 Oct 90 21:20:15 GMT Nntp-Posting-Host: image.soe.clarkson.edu In article <1990Oct16.212015.11791@seachg.uucp> jalsop@seachg.uucp (John Alsop) writes: I see the components required as being: - a twisted-pair compatible ethernet card for each PC I can't speak to cost-effectiveness, but I know that at least AT&T, HP, Cabletron, D-Link, 3Com, and Racal Interlan have 10Base-T Ethernet cards. There are certainly others, but I cannot recall them at the moment. - a TCP/IP software package for each PC, capable of telnet/ftp, and ideally rlogin/rcp to a unix host I recommend CUTCP and the Clarkson packet drivers, available by FTP and by mail from archive-server@sun.soe.clarkson.edu:pub/cutcp and pub/packet-drivers. - a multi-port twisted-pair to thin-net converter I don't know much about these. I know that AT&T has a single port TP to TN converter, and that HP has a TP hub with AUI and TN connectors. -- --russ (nelson@clutx [.bitnet | .clarkson.edu]) Russ.Nelson@$315.268.6667 It's better to get mugged than to live a life of fear -- Freeman Dyson