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From: jmynatt@ragnarok (Jim Mynatt)
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Subject: Re: StandAlone Network
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Date: 23 Apr 91 18:38:13 GMT
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In article <91112.113412DWN2@psuvm.psu.edu> DWN2@psuvm.psu.edu writes:
> 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.
> Anyway, this loop is pretty standard
> fare for checking out the net setup on a single machine.

NO NO NO...  Ethernet is not, never has been, and never will be a ring (loop).  
IEE 802.3 "A physical layer standard specifying a LAN with the CSMA/CD access  
method on a BUS topology.  Ethernet LANs follow the 802.3 standard"

BUS topology is not a ring.  It is a two wire (single wire with shield)  
configuration terminated at each end with 50ohm resistors.  The minimum network  
is simply a tee with two terminators.  Of course all of the above refers to  
thin net not 10BASE-T (twisted-pair) in which the NeXT is connected to a  
twisted-pair hub such as Cabletron's 10Base-T TPMIM-T Module using 4 wires (one  
pair twisted together for transmitting and one pair twisted together for  
receiving).

jim
standard disclaimer on my opinions.