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There are a few ethernet adapters that have different types of cables and setups...
tp is twisted pair which is usually the cat 5 type cables...that clip into the card directly,
especially the 10/100 cards...and go to a hub or router etc.
DIX is the AUI cables that look like a big hunky black cable that used to be on a lot of microchannel machines...it usually plugged into the back of the card and then with the black hunky cable went into a transceiver. it looked kind of like a serial port with many pins...but was aui
The BNC was also on most microchannel...it had a t piece and coax type cable coming into the tee piece and another leg of cable going out the other side of the tee piece or a terminator was attached to it...
Although NA is the default (not available)...it is not a wise choice...since sometimes the
interface will not work unless the cable type is selected....
When you set up an ethernet you must specify what type of cable is coming out the back of your card...on most of the newer machines you select tp or twisted pair....
tp is twisted pair which is usually the cat 5 type cables...that clip into the card directly,
especially the 10/100 cards...and go to a hub or router etc.
DIX is the AUI cables that look like a big hunky black cable that used to be on a lot of microchannel machines...it usually plugged into the back of the card and then with the black hunky cable went into a transceiver. it looked kind of like a serial port with many pins...but was aui
The BNC was also on most microchannel...it had a t piece and coax type cable coming into the tee piece and another leg of cable going out the other side of the tee piece or a terminator was attached to it...
Although NA is the default (not available)...it is not a wise choice...since sometimes the
interface will not work unless the cable type is selected....
When you set up an ethernet you must specify what type of cable is coming out the back of your card...on most of the newer machines you select tp or twisted pair....
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