Ethernet Cable Limitations; Connecting The Thin Ethernet Cable - Sun Microsystems Sun-3/60 systems Manual

Chapter 4
—
Ethernet and Thin
Ethernet Cabling
29
Figure 4-2
Ethernet Cabling Lengths
The
female N-connector
on
the transceiver connects
to
the
male
N-connector on
the
Ethernet
cable.
NOTE
If
you combine
the
Ethernet network with
a Thin Ethernet network
,
you must
observe cabling
limitations
described under
the
Combining
Thin Ethernet and
Ethernet Networks
heading.
4.1.
Connecting
the
Thin
This
section
is
for those
who
need
to
connect
the
Sun-3/60
directly
to a
network
Ethernet Cable
with 50-ohm,
14-inch,
RG58
coaxial cable.
The
Thin
Ethernet coaxial cable
is
connected
to
the
BNC
connector on
the rear
of
the base. This connects
the
Thin
Ethernet coaxial cable
to the integrated Ether-
net
controller/transceiver.
The Thin
Ethernet cable replaces
the heavier standard
Ethernet cable and eliminates the need
for external transceivers and drop
cables.
A
Thin
Ethernet configuration
may
be used alone or linked with
a standard Ether-
net through
the
use of
adapters, described
later
in
this
chapter.
This procedure assumes
that
you
are
using
the T-connector and
Thin
Ethernet
cable shipped with
the
system
to
link
Sun-
3/60 Workstations, and you have
ordered
the appropriate accessories to complete your
configuration.
NOTE
All
Thin Ethernet
configurations use the
BNC
T-connector
to link the
Sun-3/60
to
the Ethernet;
some
configurations
may
use adapters
to link the
Thin Ethernet
cable
to
a standard
Ethernet. Figure 4-4
illustrates
possible
configurations.
Figure 4-3 describes various
Thin
Ethernet accessories
available
through your
Sun
sales
office.
One
T-connector and
a 15-meter length of Thin
Ethernet cable
is
provided with each system.
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