Almost free 2-port and 4-port fanouts, IEEE 802.3 compliant, Ethernet Version 1.0 and 2.0 compatible AUIs

From: Pete Turnbull <pete_at_dunnington.u-net.com>
Date: Wed Mar 22 02:41:53 2000

On Mar 21, 23:05, Allison J Parent wrote:
>
> <I don't really see how the fanout units on offer (or my unsuccessful
> <back-to-back device) could do that -- the termination isn't in the
> <transceiver or fanout unit, it's a resistor on the end of the cable.
> < Anyway, it would still only be one termination domain. Or maybe I've
> <misunderstood what you mean? If you mean my back-to-back transceiver
idea
> <yes, if it had worked, you could use it to split a termination domain
into
> <two, just like a two-port repeater, or a very simple bridge (except a
> <bridge usually separates collision domains too).
>
> Anyone ever heard of a DELNI? Ok, it was an 8 port AUI to AUI with a 9th
> for AUI to h4000 fat eithernet cable. Popular use was for cobbing 4-7
> system together locally if you didn't have the BIG backbone. Logial
> equivilent of a 8 port hub used for 10bt.

Yes, never knowingly used one, but I've seen them. 3Com made an 8-port(?
or 6?) AUI repeater -- one of my friends used one as his hub for a while, I
believe.

-- 
Pete						Peter Turnbull
						Dept. of Computer Science
						University of York
Received on Wed Mar 22 2000 - 02:41:53 GMT

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