BNC To RJ45....Is it Possible ?

THX1138 · 15 April 2003, 22:31

I have a Hydra Ethernet card for my Amiga but it has coax BNC
style connecters on it.Is it possible to connect this card straight into my pc hub which takes RJ45 style connecters ?

Obviously the idea of this is for my Amiga to hook into my Pc
network and use my Adsl connection to surf the net !

Any ideas....

jmmijo · 15 April 2003, 23:44

I did a google search and found this:

http://www.tekmos.co.uk/parts.html

http://www.google.com/search?num=100...bnc+to+rj45%22

Echo · 16 April 2003, 00:53

I'm changing to 1mbit ADSL and getting a router in the next week, is there any reasonably priced network interface I can get for the A1200? I suppose it would have to be PCMCIA.

Fast filetransfer would be really peachy.

jmmijo · 16 April 2003, 02:22

Quote:

Originally posted by Echo
I'm changing to 1mbit ADSL and getting a router in the next week, is there any reasonably priced network interface I can get for the A1200? I suppose it would have to be PCMCIA.

Fast filetransfer would be really peachy.

I'm not aware of anything other then a towered A1200 with a ZIV slot add-on or something similar.

Unknown_K · 16 April 2003, 05:23

I have an old transciever that connects coax to a hub, has a special connection on it and the hub needs the same connection.

Alot of the older 10 base hubs have this port.

Thats what the connection on the hub and transiever look like.

jmmijo · 16 April 2003, 05:41

Quote:

Originally posted by Unknown_K
I have an old transciever that connects coax to a hub, has a special connection on it and the hub needs the same connection.

Alot of the older 10 base hubs have this port.

Thats what the connection on the hub and transiever look like.

Yes, it's called the AUI connector, basically looks like a DB15 connector like that of the Joystick port on a sound card

Now the connector that is shown in the pic is for an AUI connector on say a Cisco router or a CSU/DSU. We used these a lot at the ISP I used to work for. Mainly like you said, it converts the one type of interface and signal into some other type of interface and signal. Normally these tansceivers had an RJ45 instead of a BNC connector

fiath · 16 April 2003, 09:22

Quote:

Originally posted by Echo
I'm changing to 1mbit ADSL and getting a router in the next week, is there any reasonably priced network interface I can get for the A1200? I suppose it would have to be PCMCIA.

Fast filetransfer would be really peachy.

All you need is a NE2000 (16-bit) compatible PCMCIA ethernet card and CNet from Aminet. Works for me, I get about 230Kb/s transfer.

You need to be careful about which one you buy. I got a Kingston one, and it works great.

I guess you would just have to configure this against the router and I can't see any possible problems...

Echo · 16 April 2003, 10:38

Quote:

Originally posted by fiath
All you need is a NE2000 (16-bit) compatible PCMCIA ethernet card and CNet from Aminet. Works for me, I get about 230Kb/s transfer.

You need to be careful about which one you buy. I got a Kingston one, and it works great.

I guess you would just have to configure this against the router and I can't see any possible problems...

Google isn't bringing much up in the way of places to get one. What sort of price are we talking about, and is there a UK retailer?

Thanks

fiath · 16 April 2003, 11:05

Get the cnet.device from Aminet:

http://www.aminet.net/hard/drivr/cnetdevice.lha

In there, it lists all the compatible cards. Here is the readme:

http://www.aminet.net/hard/drivr/cnetdevice.readme

I told them the Kingston KNE-PC2T works (this is the one I have) months ago, so I am not sure why they have only just had it confirmed by somebody else, but still...

I don't know where to get one if you don't want to use ebay (where I got mine). I paid £14.

Pretty shocking that Amiga retailers used to sell these cards at £80 because people didn't know you could use normal ones... Maybe it was the software...

Echo · 16 April 2003, 14:20

Eyetech do one for about £58. Way too much for what it is. I can get PCI cards for £8! New!

fiath · 16 April 2003, 15:04

Complete rip off. Sorry Eyetech, that that is really not on.

My Kingston card was *new* and £14. Sorry, I forgot to mention that.

I bet they use a repackaged NE2000 compaible card too. Hmm 300% of pure profit, nice.

I guess it shows to find out about these things!

Echo · 16 April 2003, 15:14

It's a Hydra card btw, never heard of the make myself.

Quote:

ADPT-PCM-ETH-H Hydra PCMCIA ethernet card w/Amiga dvrs £59.95

What would other ports be like? Serial/parallel too painful? Assuming you can even get tbase connectors for these.

fiath · 16 April 2003, 15:19

Such a solution is pointless, even if it did exist (which I doubt).

When using parallel/serial connections to the internet you use SLIP or PLIP (serial and parallel respectively). All you need to do is set up a RAS server (in the case of SLIP anyway) and get your Amiga to connect via that.

It works, but is obviously only as fast as your serial port, i.e. pretty damn slow. Parallel would obviously be faster, but I don't know what PLIP support is like for the Amiga.

Update: Obviously using SLIP/PLIP you need an internet connected host. I use SLIP pretty much every day to allow my Psion use my PC's internet connection via both computers serial ports.

THX1138 · 16 April 2003, 21:24

Also on the back of the Hydra card is a DB15 connecter.....

So...any ideas what i need to connect this to my existing PC hub ?

jmmijo · 16 April 2003, 22:11

Quote:

Originally posted by THX1138
Also on the back of the Hydra card is a DB15 connecter.....

So...any ideas what i need to connect this to my existing PC hub ?

Yes, this is what Unknown_K had mentioned, you need a transceiver, one like the following:

http://shopper.cnet.com/shopping/res...1-6051207.html

Or check out my google search:

http://www.google.com/search?num=100...aui+to+rj45%22

Unknown_K · 16 April 2003, 22:20

Quote:

Originally posted by jmmijo
Yes, this is what Unknown_K had mentioned, you need a transceiver, one like the following:

http://shopper.cnet.com/shopping/res...1-6051207.html

Or check out my google search:

http://www.google.com/search?num=100...aui+to+rj45%22

I was wondering if anybody was paying attention to what I said. They have rj45 and coax transievers. I used the coax to connect a computer 2 floors up to a 3com hub in the basement many years ago.

jmmijo · 16 April 2003, 22:21

Quote:

Originally posted by Unknown_K
I was wondering if anybody was paying attention to what I said. They have rj45 and coax transievers. I used the coax to connect a computer 2 floors up to a 3com hub in the basement many years ago.

As I did but has since upgraded to 100 BT switch

THX1138 · 18 April 2003, 15:28

Is this ne good for what i want ?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...&category=3706

jmmijo · 18 April 2003, 16:15

It should but ask the seller if this fits a standard 15 pin AUI connector on a NIC first

ElectroBlaster · 18 April 2003, 16:21

Just like to add i have two of those kingston KNE-PC2T cards and they are sweet

they work perfectly!

15 April 2003, 22:31	#1
THX1138 Amiga Centurai Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: UK Posts: 526	BNC To RJ45....Is it Possible ? I have a Hydra Ethernet card for my Amiga but it has coax BNC style connecters on it.Is it possible to connect this card straight into my pc hub which takes RJ45 style connecters ? Obviously the idea of this is for my Amiga to hook into my Pc network and use my Adsl connection to surf the net ! Any ideas....

16 April 2003, 15:04	#11
fiath Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: South East / UK Age: 46 Posts: 1,930	Complete rip off. Sorry Eyetech, that that is really not on. My Kingston card was new and £14. Sorry, I forgot to mention that. I bet they use a repackaged NE2000 compaible card too. Hmm 300% of pure profit, nice. I guess it shows to find out about these things! Last edited by fiath; 16 April 2003 at 15:16.

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15 April 2003, 23:44	#2
jmmijo Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: PDX Age: 62 Posts: 2,396	I did a google search and found this: http://www.tekmos.co.uk/parts.html http://www.google.com/search?num=100...bnc+to+rj45%22

16 April 2003, 00:53	#3
Echo Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: South-West Wales Posts: 382	I'm changing to 1mbit ADSL and getting a router in the next week, is there any reasonably priced network interface I can get for the A1200? I suppose it would have to be PCMCIA. Fast filetransfer would be really peachy.

16 April 2003, 05:23	#5
Unknown_K Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio/USA Age: 55 Posts: 1,380	I have an old transciever that connects coax to a hub, has a special connection on it and the hub needs the same connection. Alot of the older 10 base hubs have this port. Thats what the connection on the hub and transiever look like.

16 April 2003, 11:05	#9
fiath Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: South East / UK Age: 46 Posts: 1,930	Get the cnet.device from Aminet: http://www.aminet.net/hard/drivr/cnetdevice.lha In there, it lists all the compatible cards. Here is the readme: http://www.aminet.net/hard/drivr/cnetdevice.readme I told them the Kingston KNE-PC2T works (this is the one I have) months ago, so I am not sure why they have only just had it confirmed by somebody else, but still... I don't know where to get one if you don't want to use ebay (where I got mine). I paid £14. Pretty shocking that Amiga retailers used to sell these cards at £80 because people didn't know you could use normal ones... Maybe it was the software...

16 April 2003, 14:20	#10
Echo Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: South-West Wales Posts: 382	Eyetech do one for about £58. Way too much for what it is. I can get PCI cards for £8! New!

16 April 2003, 15:19	#13
fiath Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: South East / UK Age: 46 Posts: 1,930	Such a solution is pointless, even if it did exist (which I doubt). When using parallel/serial connections to the internet you use SLIP or PLIP (serial and parallel respectively). All you need to do is set up a RAS server (in the case of SLIP anyway) and get your Amiga to connect via that. It works, but is obviously only as fast as your serial port, i.e. pretty damn slow. Parallel would obviously be faster, but I don't know what PLIP support is like for the Amiga. Update: Obviously using SLIP/PLIP you need an internet connected host. I use SLIP pretty much every day to allow my Psion use my PC's internet connection via both computers serial ports.

16 April 2003, 21:24	#14
THX1138 Amiga Centurai Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: UK Posts: 526	Also on the back of the Hydra card is a DB15 connecter..... So...any ideas what i need to connect this to my existing PC hub ?

18 April 2003, 15:28	#18
THX1138 Amiga Centurai Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: UK Posts: 526	Is this ne good for what i want ? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...&category=3706

18 April 2003, 16:15	#19
jmmijo Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: PDX Age: 62 Posts: 2,396	It should but ask the seller if this fits a standard 15 pin AUI connector on a NIC first

18 April 2003, 16:21	#20
ElectroBlaster Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Exeter, Devon, UK Age: 49 Posts: 1,711	Just like to add i have two of those kingston KNE-PC2T cards and they are sweet they work perfectly!

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