10Base-FL

From: Robert Schaefer <rschaefe_at_gcfn.org>
Date: Sat Feb 9 07:20:11 2002

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tothwolf" <tothwolf_at_concentric.net>
To: "Classic Computers Mailing List" <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Friday, February 08, 2002 02:09 PM
Subject: Re: 10Base-FL


> On Fri, 8 Feb 2002, Julius Sridhar wrote:
>
> > Anyone know where I can get some 10Base-FL transceivers cheap?
>
> I'd like to find some myself. I'm looking for 6-8 of either the AUI to
> 10Base-FL type, or 10Base-T to 10Base-FL type. Theres a local school that
> I put a lan in for that currently has copper between 3 buildings. I'd like
> to replace those copper lines with 10Base-FL this summer at the latest.
> Since it's a small nonprofit school, they don't have any money to support
> the network, so all of the materials used have been donated or were extra
> bits I had laying around.

I picked up two sets of AUI<>10basefiber-somthing trancievers on ebay for
less than $4 a set not too long ago. They don't talk with the raylan
concentrator I have, but I bought in pairs Just In Case.

What are all the different fiber dialects of 10Mbit ethernet? 10bFL,
10bFOILR, any others?

>
> -Toth

Bob
Received on Sat Feb 09 2002 - 07:20:11 GMT