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From: gdw@sslvax.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans
Subject: Re: connecting thin ethernet stations to a thick cable
Message-ID: <381@ssl-macc.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 9-Dec-86 13:09:41 EST
Article-I.D.: ssl-macc.381
Posted: Tue Dec  9 13:09:41 1986
Date-Received: Sun, 14-Dec-86 11:32:19 EST
References: <1097@uqcspe.OZ> <157@pta.OZ> <447@yetti.UUCP>
Reply-To: gdw@ssl-macc.co.uk (Grenville Whelan)
Organization: Software Sciences Ltd, Macclesfield, UK
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In article <447@yetti.UUCP> eriks@yetti.UUCP (Eriks Rugelis) writes:
>i've heard others promoting a BNC-to-N connection, butting thick and
>thin coax...  but i've never heard of anyone actually DOING it!
>
>does anyone out there use this in a live setup?

We currently have a VAX 750 connected to thick ethernet via an H4000,
this is connected to a thin ethernet network of 20 Suns using a BNC-to-N
connector -- no problems!

>would my favorite
>ethernet parts vendor support a network configured in this manner?

There's no reason why it shouldn't work, so why not?
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