Ethernet over coaxial?

[Desmon]

@redrumloa

It can be done right? Where does one find adapters?

On the Amiga side, there's the A2065 or if you're lucky enough to find one the A4065. For the PC, most RTL 8029 cards have the BNC connector you're looking for. You will need terminators   and "T" pieces as well. Each card will need the T and both ends of the cable will need termination. (not unlike SCSI does) Make sure the cable is rated at 50 ohms as well as each terminator.

As to finding all the pieces, try your local electronics store.

[Desmon]

@redrumloa

Thanks for all the responses! I am going to be upgrading an arcnet network to ethernet and using the existing coaxial would be the easiest route.

Anyone know off the top of their head what flavour coxial arcnet uses?

Dinna see this one before the last reply.

The easiest way to check what you have already is to look carefully at it. If the original terminators have a "50" marked anywhere on 'em, I'd just re-use the whole lot. The cable itself should be marked as well, but it's probably a little harder to see after a few years in use.

[Desmon]

@redrumloa
If the project really is that critical, then replacing all the Arcnet cable with thin ethernet coax is gunna get to be more costly than replacing it with Cat5 AND supplying ethernet cards to all the machines.
One other advantage is that the Cat5 can be run to a central switch (or hub if you prefer) without all the hassles of a peer 2 peer network.

Of course, if it's Amigas involved, then the price of network cards negates all of the above.