OT. Networking problem

[Antti.Roppola at brs.gov.au]

On Mon, 3 Feb 2003 12:22 pm, Mick Howe wrote:
> I have a client with a 6 station ethernet coax network made up of Pentiums.
>
> Last thursday in the extreme heat one of their boxen collapsed and I have
> replaced it with a duron 1100mhz that doesn't have any ISA slots.
>
> I am unable to find a PCI NIC with bnc connector and the client is
> reluctant to change over to RJ45 wiring. (5 x 25 metre runs plus a hub)
>
> Can anyone offer me a simple solution as I have struck a mental block on
> this.
>
> /\/\ik

Or get one of those small 10BaseT hubs that also have a coax connector
so that they can start migrating off coax. Can't help thinking that'll
you'll soon be spending more in salary than what a small hub and some
cable (75c/m) is worth.

Antti