Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!rutgers!seismo!rochester!cornell!gvax!jqj From: jqj@gvax.UUCP Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans Subject: Re: connecting thin ethernet stations to a thick cable Message-ID: <650@gvax.cs.cornell.edu> Date: Wed, 10-Dec-86 10:28:13 EST Article-I.D.: gvax.650 Posted: Wed Dec 10 10:28:13 1986 Date-Received: Sun, 14-Dec-86 09:53:54 EST References: <1097@uqcspe.OZ> <157@pta.OZ> Reply-To: jqj@gvax.cs.cornell.edu (J Q Johnson) Organization: Cornell Univ. CS Dept. Ithaca NY Lines: 11 I have a similar problem that is not solved by the proposed N-to-BNC connector approach: I have thick Ether in raceways in the hallways, with arrangements for drop cables (xcver cables, that is) into individual offices. Now people want to use workstations in their offices that have only thin-Ether transceivers builtin. I gather that if I put a BNC tee in my thick Ethernet the tail of the T must be quite short, so the thin-Ether transceiver (built into the back of the workstation) must be located very near the thick Ethernet cable -- i.e. in the hallway. Having workstations located in hallways near the ceiling is not appealing in our environment. Any (serious) suggestions on what to do?