At 10:54 AM 11/9/00 +0000, kevin.taylor@powerconv.alstom.com wrote:
However, if thin ethernet avoids needing a hub, this may be viewed more favourably by my budget-holding bosses!
Thin ethernet is a pain - which is why people are chucking it out (bend the cable a few times and you could bring down the whole network). UTP would be the way to go.
Excellent - I'll head that way then!
You could start with 2 nodes talking point to point, using a UTP cross-over cable (ie no hub would be required).
That sounds fairly straightforward - I'll make that the first step.
Eventually, you need to either : - Plug into your existing hub(s) - Buy a new hub to plug into your existing hub
I would recommend staying with the type of kit you already use (assuming that it is ok) - it just simplifies things in the long run.
Let us know when you get things hooked together, and we can chat again ...
Thanks for the help - I'll get back to you :o) jay