| Title: | "ASK THE WIZARDS" |
| Moderator: | QUARK::LIONEL |
| Created: | Mon Oct 30 1995 |
| Last Modified: | Mon May 12 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 1857 |
| Total number of notes: | 3728 |
Return-Path: "VMS001::WWW"@vms001.das-x.dec.com Received: by vmsmkt.zko.dec.com (UCX V4.1-12, OpenVMS V6.2 VAX); Thu, 1 May 1997 14:39:53 -0400 Received: from vms001 by mail11.digital.com (8.7.5/UNX 1.5/1.0/WV) id OAA16710; Thu, 1 May 1997 14:33:53 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 1 May 1997 13:37:59 -0400 Message-Id: <[email protected]> From: "VMS001::WWW"@vms001.das-x.dec.com (01-May-1997 1338) To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Subject: Ask the Wizard: '[email protected]' X-VMS-To: [email protected] Remote Host: Cust57.Max74.New-York.NY.MS.UU.NET Browser Type: Mozilla/3.01Gold (Win95; U) Remote Info: <null> Name: Eric M. Ross Email Address: [email protected] CPU Architecture: Alpha Version: V 6.2 Questions: Is it possible to connect an AlphaStation to a Win 95 PC DIRECTLY via a TP or ThinWire coaxial cable, so they would form a fully functional 2-computer network? What I mean is, will such simple "network" function without an Ethernet "hub" or "repeater"? Both the Alpha and the PC have a good 10/Base-T Ethernet controllers, the Alpha has a Pathworks 5.0D Server, and the PC - Pathworks for Win 95 client licenses. Thank you.
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| 1832.1 | Simple With ThinWire | XDELTA::HOFFMAN | Steve, OpenVMS Engineering | Fri May 02 1997 16:57 | 20 |
Yes, one can place a thinwire T ("T") on the BNC connector on each of
the two systems, one can connect a 50 ohm thinwire terminator ("<" and
">") to one arm of the T connector on each system, and one can then
connect a section of coax cable between the remaining open arms on the
two T connectors.
<-T----------T->
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OpenVMS Win95
One usually needs a hub ("*"), repeater, or other method of connecting
twisted-pair networks together -- some twisted-pair controllers do
include the ability to daisy-chain, but this capability is not
particularly widespread.
OpenVMS---------*---------Win95
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