--- Gary Hildebrand <ghldbrd_at_ccp.com> wrote:
> I picked up a PCI ethernet card today that is both 10 Base T and 10 Base
> 2 outputs.
Not common anymore, but can be handy.
> Now I will have a crash (bad term) course in networking,
> especially across different platforms.
I think there are some good how-tos off of linux.org...
> I'm wondering if this card is capable of using both outputs at once;
> i.e. base 2 to my Amiga Etherrnet and base T to a cable modem or hub.
No. No card with multiple media can do that - they do make media
converters
that do have two physical connectors (10BaseT<->10BaseFL,
10Base2<->10BaseT,
etc), but that is a device designed for it.
You also cannot attach two tranceivers through a gender bender and get
anywhere, even if you provide power. OTOH, there are devices like the
DEC DELNI that do have multiple AUIs, but again, it's designed for it.
> If it is an exclusive OR situation, I guess I'll have to get another NIC
> for another input/output.
It is. You will, but only if you want to turn the PC into a router.
What I have myself is a hub with 10BaseT, AUI _and_ 10Base2. An EN108,
not an EN108TP.
> If all else fails, then I put Linux in the Amiga . . . . .
Why would you want to do that? Linux on the Amiga isn't special. Linux
runs on most stuff above a certain level of sophistication (i.e., not on
an XT), but AmigaDOS is perfect for Amigas.
-ethan
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Received on Sat Apr 13 2002 - 08:56:07 BST