RE: [Sheflug] Re: Firewall, Please Help!!!

["David Morris" <xxxxx [at] xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> > They are both
> > Combo cards. One with COAX and RJ45 connectors (on the
> slack machine) and
> > one with COAX and a serial connector (I think).
>
> Yep, sounds standard. Are you using network coax as well as
> network t-pieces
> and terminators? Everything should be rated at 50 Ohm. TV
> coax is rated
> slightly higher - 75 Ohm for composite video, aerials even
> higher still IIRC.
> Which means that it may or may not work, depending on the
> length of the cable
> - if it's short, it may not matter, if it's long, it probably
> won't work.

Just another thought... the little green lights on the NICs sometimes make
for great debugging tools. Try setting up a 'ping' from one machine and see
if the transmit LED flickers once a second or whatever the ping frequency
is. If it does, it's a fair bet the machine *is* attempting to send.

--
David M

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