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From: DWN2@psuvm.psu.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next
Subject: Re: StandAlone Network
Message-ID: <91112.113412DWN2@psuvm.psu.edu>
Date: 22 Apr 91 15:34:12 GMT
References: <1991Apr22.142515.29478@macc.wisc.edu>
 <1991Apr22.144630.1102@noose.ecn.purdue.edu>
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In article <1991Apr22.144630.1102@noose.ecn.purdue.edu>,
songer@orchestra.ecn.purdue.edu (Christopher M Songer) says:

>Hi,

>     I received alot of requests for this so here goes, be aware that
>while I have not tried it (Radio Shack doesn't have all the parts), I
>know someone who has:

>     If you want to turn your standalone NeXT into a standalone on a
>network of one machine, here's what you do: First you need to terminate
>the network properly. I'm not sure how to do this with twisted pair, but
>for the coax connection, get a splitter and two fifty ohm terminators.

The more common way to set this up is to connect a BNC Tee to the thin ethernet
jack.  To the Tee, attach a cable of ethernet type wire (coax) so that the wire
simply forms a short loop. The wire, of course, has BNC connectors on the ends.
The reason that I suggest this approach is that the other day I was in Radio
Shack looking for the BNC Tee, the BNC ended cable, and the above mentioned
terminators.  Radio Shack had the Tee, the wire, but no terminators.  A check
of the catalogue by the sales person concluded that Radio Shack doesn't carry
any BNC terminators (hard to beleive).  Anyway, this loop is pretty standard
fare for checking out the net setup on a single machine.


>-Chris


>songer@ecn.purdue.edu


Dave