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PCI Ethernet Adapters
Thin coaxial
cable
The cable specification is 0.2 inch diameter RG-58A/U 50-
ohm coaxial cable with BNC connectors at each end.
Connect the coaxial cable to the card's BNC port. The cables
are connected in a bus topology. The maximum cable length is
600ft (185 meters) per segment. Also, a maximum of 30
computers may be connected within each segment.
To increase the cable distance, Ethernet repeaters may be used
to boost signal relay from one cable segment to another. A
maximum of 4 repeaters may be used between any two
communicating nodes.
BOOT ROM Installation
The optional Boot ROM device allows you to connect a
diskless workstation to the network. The Network Operating
Systems that can be loaded are Netware RPL BOOT, IBM
LAN SERVER, Windows NT3.5, DEC Pathwork.
Plug the BOOT ROM into the provided socket on the adapter.
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Installation
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