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by **Will Est** » Tue, 10 Nov 1992 11:20:15

I'm wondering if others out there are using 10-BaseT with AIX, and what
have been your experiences with it, good and bad? In our situation, we
want to get all of the PCs onto 10-BaseT connecting through the hub to a
Netware/386 box. The question is should we put the AIX system onto the
same net via 10-BaseT, or do we go by ethernet from AIX to the hub? Any
reasons to favor ethernet over 10-BaseT with AIX?

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by **Murray S. Kucherawy [MFC** » Tue, 10 Nov 1992 23:49:18

>I'm wondering if others out there are using 10-BaseT with AIX, and what
>have been your experiences with it, good and bad? In our situation, we
>want to get all of the PCs onto 10-BaseT connecting through the hub to a
>Netware/386 box. The question is should we put the AIX system onto the
>same net via 10-BaseT, or do we go by ethernet from AIX to the hub? Any
>reasons to favor ethernet over 10-BaseT with AIX?

This is the setup we have. There have been no networking problems to speak
of, but we did find that NONE of the thickwire-to-10BaseT adapters fit
nicely because the thickwire jack on the back of our AIX machines is recessed
a bit and surrounded by a plastic frame. A real thickwire cable would fit
nicely, but the adapter needed to be really wedged in to connect properly,
and a slight nudge is enough to knock it out while live.

I kinda wish IBM would have done what everyone else has been doing for a long
time and NOT recessed the thickwire jack. *sigh*

-- Murray S. Kucherawy ----------------------------------------+--------------
Software Systems Co-op, Math Faculty Computing Facility [MFCF] | All spelling
University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada | errors caused

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by **Kurt Hill** » Wed, 11 Nov 1992 01:57:30

>>I'm wondering if others out there are using 10-BaseT with AIX, and what
>>have been your experiences with it, good and bad? In our situation, we
>>want to get all of the PCs onto 10-BaseT connecting through the hub to a
>>Netware/386 box. The question is should we put the AIX system onto the
>>same net via 10-BaseT, or do we go by ethernet from AIX to the hub? Any
>>reasons to favor ethernet over 10-BaseT with AIX?

>This is the setup we have. There have been no networking problems to speak
>of, but we did find that NONE of the thickwire-to-10BaseT adapters fit
>nicely because the thickwire jack on the back of our AIX machines is recessed
>a bit and surrounded by a plastic frame. A real thickwire cable would fit
>nicely, but the adapter needed to be really wedged in to connect properly,
>and a slight nudge is enough to knock it out while live.

>I kinda wish IBM would have done what everyone else has been doing for a long
>time and NOT recessed the thickwire jack. *sigh*

>-- Murray S. Kucherawy ----------------------------------------+--------------
>Software Systems Co-op, Math Faculty Computing Facility [MFCF] | All spelling
>University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada | errors caused

>---------------------------------------------------------------+--------------

If it makes you feel better, their thin-wire connectors are a pain to get
at too :-{ However, you can {buy|make} a 6-inch AUI cable with a couple
15-pin D connectors and some ribbon cable, and this will work just fine.
No need for a "real thickwire" (i.e. AUI) cable.

--
Kurt Hillig

University of Michigan Telephone (313)747-2867

by **Tom Merri** » Wed, 11 Nov 1992 22:00:42

>>I'm wondering if others out there are using 10-BaseT with AIX, and what
>>have been your experiences with it, good and bad? In our situation, we
>>want to get all of the PCs onto 10-BaseT connecting through the hub to a
>>Netware/386 box. The question is should we put the AIX system onto the
>>same net via 10-BaseT, or do we go by ethernet from AIX to the hub? Any
>>reasons to favor ethernet over 10-BaseT with AIX?

>This is the setup we have. There have been no networking problems to speak
>of, but we did find that NONE of the thickwire-to-10BaseT adapters fit
>nicely because the thickwire jack on the back of our AIX machines is recessed
>a bit and surrounded by a plastic frame. A real thickwire cable would fit
>nicely, but the adapter needed to be really wedged in to connect properly,
>and a slight nudge is enough to knock it out while live.

>I kinda wish IBM would have done what everyone else has been doing for a long
>time and NOT recessed the thickwire jack. *sigh*

>-- Murray S. Kucherawy ----------------------------------------+--------------
>Software Systems Co-op, Math Faculty Computing Facility [MFCF] | All spelling
>University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada | errors caused

>---------------------------------------------------------------+--------------

My networking people came up with a small 802.3<->10base-T tranceiver made by
Computer Systems Products that DOES fit in the 320 back enclosure. Their
phone number is 1-800-422-2537. The part number is MTCV-1 and its order
number should be 420-025-000.

Tom Merrick
Ohio State University

by **John DeDour** » Thu, 12 Nov 1992 00:17:25

We are using "Allied Telesis CentreCOM" 210TS Twisted Pair Transceiver
which fits on the back of the 220 PROVIDED THAT YOU DON'T also use
the parallel (printer) port. In the latter case, it does fit, but
not well, i.e. the transceiver and printer connector are slightly
interferring. Obviously, in the latter case, the size of the connector
on the printer cable is related.

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