Re: How do I enable 10baseT

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From: John W. Wooten
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 12:44

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In article <BuFMw1.3GB.2@cs.cmu.edu> rwb@alexander.VI.RI.CMU.EDU  
(Robert Berger) writes:
> We sent one of our stations to a site that uses 10baseT networking. I  
have
> only used thinnet, and they tell me the station did not recognize  
their
> 10baseT net.
> 
> Is there some magic incantation I have to do to switch the machine
> from thinnet to 10baseT? Or was it supposed to automatically detect
> the 10BaseT?
> 
> If I use 10BaseT am I supposed to terminate the thinnet BNC  
connector?

I can't comment for 3.0 yet, but I ran on thick wire ethernet, switched  
to thin wire, moved to a new building with 10base T, plug and play!
Running on 10base T as we speak.

If you don't have 10base T connector, there are thin to 10baseT  
adaptors available in catalogs, I believe.

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J. W. Wooten

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