Mark Polhamus wrote:
> (Hoping to find a local network expert who works with legacy wiring...)
>
> Just moved into a new place, and along with all the cable tv coax
> wiring, there appears to be couple runs of 75 Ohm "thicknet" coax
> (10base5??). I would like to use this cable to connect a downstairs
> network to my cable modem/router upstairs. Probably just a ReplayTV
> unit -- just for the channel guide, not for streaming video.
>
> Is there any cheap way to do this? Some sort of 10baseT<->10base5
> media converter on each end? Anyone know how, and where to get the
> hardware?
>
> Obviously at some point it becomes cheaper/easier to buy a wireless
> bridge and hook it up to my wireless access point which I already
> own. Or run cat5e cable (or fiber?) -- which probably means spending
> much time in a hot, hot attic :(, or hiring someone to do it ($$).
> Seems a shame not to use the existing wiring though.
Try the computer junkyard. Call Curt at SEER ph 813 621 8870 6902 7th
Ave. East, Tampa. I get regular PCI nic cards there
for $5.00. I have seen cards with both coax and RJ-45 plugs on them
there. I have gotten older IBM hubs there for $10.00.
Richard Smoot
> .
>
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