On Mon, Aug 27, 2001 at 01:05:18PM -0600, Andrew Mathews wrote:
>David Aikema wrote:
>>
>> On August 25, 2001 07:41 pm, 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.
>>
>> Too much in the way of $$$ for me.
>
>Understandable. It's a fixed asset if you have a home with cabling
>already run.
The hub with BNC works a treat for this type of problem. They're cheap,
and reliable (as reliable as coax networks can be with their tendency to
have flakey connections). A Compex 10BaseT 8-port hub with BNC connector
cost about $35.00 three years ago (Compex part number TP1008C).
Bill
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