Re: Networking

[Robert Speed <nospam [at] Viclabs.co.uk>]

> I've found that it's much better for home LAN's to use Thinnet (BNC -
> Bayonette connections) as you can keep on adding machines for ages before
> having to spend any more money, I have over 100m of thinnet spare for
> neighbours houses and for further expansion, should we put the NeXTSTATION in
> the toilet as planned.

Yep, Jim J also pointed this out to me.
I should have thought of this before as I've got two Acorn RISC-PCs hanging
off my main network via BNC (as opposed to UTP for the other
machines) mainly as I ran out of ports (5) and the hub has a BNC
connector too.

But yeah, for a handful of machines, as Damion has said, it'd
probably be better to go for 10base2.
If you need any terminators, we've got loads, and as they're going to
a good home...

Rob S.
Vickers (Laboratories) Ltd.
Grangefield Industrial Estate, Pudsey, Leeds LS28 6QW
Switchboard: +44 (0)113 236 2811 Fax: +44 (0)113 236 2703

All opinions are my own and ! Vickers.
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