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- From: books@fsunuc.physics.fsu.edu (Roger Books)
- Subject: Re: How to slow down Ethernet cards ?
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- Date: Tue, 29 Dec 92 21:12:01 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec29.175813.13563@cli.di.unipi.it> luigi@iet.unipi.it writes:
- >
- >[If you're curious why I'm asking this: it would make a cheap
- >communication interface using medaia which cannot carry the full
- >ethernet b/w. And it would be less time consuming for the PC than
- >running RS232 at 115.2 kbps and interrupting on each character. Of
- >course some CSMA/CD parameters (e.g. packet lenght) might need some
- >change as well, but that can be solved.]
- >
-
- I don't know, it is hard to get much cheaper than 50 ohm co-axial
- cable. That's all you need for most of the cards. If you want
- twisted pair many of the cards come in versions that support this.
-
- > Thanks
- > Luigi
-
- Roger
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