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1280.1 | 1" should be ok | KEIKI::WHITE | MIN(2�,FWIW) | Wed Mar 12 1997 23:21 | 5 |
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If its your own private LAN give it a shot. Just don't do this
on CXO's lan as all the systems I use are there:-).
Bill
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1280.2 | | CSC32::M_STAFFORD | Against the evil rapbolt thugs! | Thu Mar 13 1997 00:26 | 8 |
| ...lemme see if I can find that KEIKI node, just a tweak here and...
:-)
I thought about the fire test, I just hate it though...I almost always
get burned.
michael
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1280.3 | | NETCAD::STEFANI | FDDI Adapters R Us | Fri Mar 14 1997 10:15 | 14 |
| >> Here is my problem/question? I want to install the DE450 in a Acer
>> Aspire (mini tower). The PCI slot I need to use does not have enough
>> room for me to use the BNC connector with a T-connector. If I could
>> somehow extend this out even 1" I would be fine. Does the T-connector
>> have to be directly connected to the BNC on the DE450...can I get away
>> with running a thinwire from the DE450 to the T-connector, maybe 6' of
>> thinwire away?
I'm no Ethernet expert, but I think what you're proposing won't work. I
believe you can find T-connectors that give you a longer stem than what you
have right now. That may give you the clearance you need. I'd look into that
first.
/l
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1280.4 | | CSC32::M_STAFFORD | Against the evil rapbolt thugs! | Fri Mar 14 1997 12:55 | 6 |
| re: .3
I think you are correct. I have been trying to find a T with a longer
stem...I seem to remember seeing them somewhere back in my dark past.
michael
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1280.5 | | NETCAD::STEFANI | FDDI Adapters R Us | Fri Mar 14 1997 16:30 | 6 |
| Have you already checked the Open DECconnect catalog?
Go visit http://www.networks.digital.com/ I think there's a pointer to that
catalog somewhere on the net.
/l
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1280.6 | Out of spec but might work! | RWCVAX::COULSON | Roger Coulson - RSE DTN 223-6158 | Mon Mar 17 1997 08:40 | 12 |
| This is not my field of expertise but merely a thought. The distance
from center to the BNC T connector to the Ethernet chip on the board
is a stub. Certainly a 6 foot cable would never work. The stub needs
to be minimal and the PCI Ethernet boards are designed to minimize that.
You might try a BNC double male barrel and BNC double female barrel
connector and see if that works. That would add about 2 inches to the
stub and gie you the clearance you want. While out of spec it might
work on a small lan. Anyone else care to comment?
Roger
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1280.7 | | CSC32::M_STAFFORD | Against the evil rapbolt thugs! | Mon Mar 17 1997 09:43 | 6 |
| I appreciate all the input...I think I managed to get around the
situation by using another PCI slot I was finally able to get
mastering.
thx again,
michael
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