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We discovered a while ago that you can actually simulate vampire taps
using a thin ether , T-connectors and standard in-line 3-com Xceivers.

What you do is as follows

Thin ether ->    ____________________ ____________________
T-connector ----->                   T
BNC-N crossover ---->                I
				   __I__
3-Com Xceiver ----->		   |   |
				   |___|
				     I
					
The lower N-connector on the 3-com stays unterminated!
Max permissible length from ether center conductor to 3-com far end
is probably around 10 ".

A screening cover lid might be a good idea for the free end of the
Xceiver.

No extensive tests were performed, but a couple ( 3 ) of stations seemed to
work ok, never jamming the ether while {,dis}connecting stations.
This ( if it really works ) removes one difficulty with thin ether.


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