[wellylug] Dummy ethernet crossover?

Mark Signal mark at databackup.co.nz
Tue Sep 28 17:35:22 NZST 2004


I think that its looking for some (5 I suspect) volts from the other device
in which case what about a second nic in the box with a short crossover
cable.

it also would make a nice carry strap.....

cheers

Mark

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[mailto:wellylug-admin at lists.wellylug.org.nz]On Behalf Of Edmund A.
Hintz
Sent: Tuesday, 28 September 2004 5:22 p.m.
To: wellylug at lists.wellylug.org.nz
Subject: Re: [wellylug] Dummy ethernet crossover?


On Tue, Sep 28, 2004, jumbophut thus spake:

>Well, this may or may not be helpful, but back when BNC connectors
>were standard, you had to have a terminator-gizmo at the end of the
>the loop.  (I used to love how the entire network died when one
>machine's connector came loose). Anyway, maybe you could get your
>hands on a terminator by googling BNC?
>
>I vaguely recall that the terminator just reflected the signal back
>along the loop, but I'm sure wiser and more experienced wellyluggers
>will correct me if I'm wrong.


    Yeah, I remember it well... Those networks were pain incarnate... I
figure I probably need something like that, but don't really know enough
about the technology to fully grok exactly what I need(I've not tried to
hack ethernet at this level before). Hopefully those wiser and more
experienced folks will be along shortly. ;-)

Regards,

Ed Hintz
ed at hintz.org


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