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Question about NIC cards
Name: Joana Date: September 25, 2001 at 06:19:48 Pacific
Comment:
I have many 3com token ring cards with RJ45, BNC, and serial connectors (16/4 ringnode cards) will these work with cat5 and a hud/router for ethernet.
Name: Person Date: September 27, 2001 at 19:49:47 Pacific
Reply:
It might work with a transceiver attached.
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Response Number 2
Name: Mark p Date: September 27, 2001 at 22:41:00 Pacific
Reply:
Generally token ring cards need special hub called a multi-station-access-unit(MSAU or MAU). The ones you have may be multi functional(ie able to be used with UTP or coax for ethernet, not enough detail given-ie part numbers) have you been to the 3com site and had a look there for the card specs?
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