At 6:43 PM -0600 12/23/2002, Marty Kuhn wrote: >Dan writes: > >> I have a MacSE (1mb ram, duel 800k FDD) with an ethernet card fitted. >> I knonw it is an ethernet card because it has a T-Base2 BNC connecter on it. >> But next to the BNC is a 9-Way D-type connector. >> I have two Ethernet tranceivers (AUI and AUII) and neither of them fit this >> plug. >> What is it? > >Are you sure it's an Ethernet card..? The DB9 suggests to me that it's a >Token Ring network card instead. [BNC and RJ45 connectors were also used >(in addition to DB9) for Token Ring, which can make it all the easier to >confuse them with Ethernet cards.] I don't see a lot of token ring cards >in Macs, but they used to be very common in the IBM world.
BNC for Token ring??? 3270 yes but Token ring??? How, in pairs? > >In any case, if it is indeed a Token Ring network card, nope, you're not >going to be able to use it to directly connect to an Ethernet network. >[Sorry!] > >I doubt it's a video card, because of the additional BNC connector. >But it's *possible*, I suppose. > >Ken writes: >> It should be a "Wide" ethernet connector. One of the early "standards" >> for networking. > >I'm not sure if this is what you're thinking of, but the old "Thicknet" >ethernet cables were DB15, and plugged directly into the AUI port without >a tranceiver. [A major pain compared with 10-BaseT and 10-Base2, though...] 10Base5, "ThickNet" did have a transceiver, it was a vampire tap on the cable and was connected to the NIC with a DA-15 to DA-15 AUI cable. -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting [EMAIL PROTECTED] "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
