Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!seismo!ll-xn!ames!oliveb!jerry From: jerry@oliveb.UUCP (Jerry F Aguirre) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans Subject: Re: A question about ethernet boards with thinwire and transceiver outputs Message-ID: <2045@oliveb.UUCP> Date: Tue, 14-Jul-87 14:55:11 EDT Article-I.D.: oliveb.2045 Posted: Tue Jul 14 14:55:11 1987 Date-Received: Thu, 16-Jul-87 06:47:05 EDT References: <479@drexel.Drexel.edu> Reply-To: jerry@oliveb.UUCP (Jerry F Aguirre) Organization: Olivetti ATC; Cupertino, Ca Lines: 13 Keywords: ethernet thinwire tranceiver I can only speak from limited experience but, no, both outputs are not active at the same time. There is a jumper on the board to select which interface is active. If you want to connect a thin ethernet to a thick ethernet then there are two ways. The first is to buy a simple BNC to N adapter and plug the cables togther. The restrictions on length and number of connections have to be followed of course. The second is to use a box to connect them. The simplest is a repeater. Lots of people make them and there are also multi-port repeaters that can connect several ethernet segments together. More sophisticated boxes can handle routing and isolate traffic.