jackson@ttidcb.UUCP (Dick Jackson) (10/22/85)
I need some help re. twisted pair LANs. Information from net experts would be very much appreciated. This is the problem: Given that you have an Ethernet capability (we're talking home grown Unix microprocessors with proprietary networking software) what LAN transmission technology is available for use with conventional twisted pair wiring. (The supposition is that Ethernet cable, or any coax, is too difficult to work with in some applications). The best solution would minimize the need to change the existing Ethernet hardware/software capability, eg. you would just have to connect the Ethernet transceiver cable to a token ring station instead of the normal transceiver. Obviously I don't know if this kind of answer is feasible, but if not - what? Thanks in advance. Dick Jackson
ron@brl-sem.ARPA (Ron Natalie <ron>) (10/24/85)
> The best solution would minimize the need to change the existing Ethernet > hardware/software capability, eg. you would just have to connect the > Ethernet transceiver cable to a token ring station instead of the normal > transceiver. Obviously I don't know if this kind of answer is feasible, but > if not - what? > Acutally, doing that would be a real hack. You'd have to undo all the ethernet protocol. If you are running IP you are extremely fortunate. We run PROTEON's ring net over a variety of media (including fiber optic). When we need to interface to an actual ethernet for whatever reason, we just gateway a little piece of ethernet cable to the ring using an IP gateway. BRL has three such ethernets that each in different buildings that are interconnected by the ring network. -Ron