I would recommend either the Hub with BNC connector or wireless. You can
do direct PC-PC networking using a crossover cable (1236 go to 3612) but
that limits you and doesn't really solve the problem. The problem is not
that your son's laptop doesn't have BNC, it's that your equipment is
outliving it's worth. If you choose the cross-over solution, you have
added nearly zero flexibility to your network. At least with a 10Base-2/T
hub you'll be able to add both RJ45/BNC hosts to your network in the
future. With a wireless solution, there is an added layer of complexity,
but from everyone I've spoken to, it's worth it.
Tim Wunder
<twunder@iwma To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
il.com> cc:
Subject: Re: Easy hook up of a laptop to
a home network
Previously, Andrew Mathews wrote:
>
> You could consider using a hub that has a BNC connector to connect your
> existing coax network and 10BaseT for the laptop. That would allow you
> to migrate from thinnet to 10BaseT without having to recable
> immediately. Consider a wireless network in the long run though.
> Eliminates any of these issues concerning cabling and compatability. I
> know the freedom it gives me is more than worth the price.
I know they make tranceiver cables that go BNC to RJ45, Do they make 'em
the
other way? I think I remember seeing them when I bought the tranceivers for
a
couple old RS6000's we have at work (Microchannel). Check out your local
electronics shop, maybe even Radio Shack.
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