Re: Connecting to Ethernet

[gberigan@cse.unl.edu (Greg Berigan)]

Toby Reiter <str4552@OBERLIN.EDU> wrote:
>On Tue, 19 Nov 1996, David Empson wrote:

>> This means that your supposed "Ethernet port" on the wall is actually a
>> serial port which goes to a terminal server.  This server is then
>> connected to the Ethernet backbone in some fashion.

> Well, all I know is that they're the exact same ports and cables 
> used by all Ethernet capable computers--Macs, Ibm's, etc.-- (in dorm rooms, 
> computing center, etc.) These other computers all have TCP/IP
> capabilities, so these could NOT be serial cables.  I checked 
> with the people at the computing center, but they didn't know what it was 
> (there is someone who actually does, he just was not there at the moment.)

Sounds like what was the case in the dorms here.  The ports were in common,
but were switchable between Ethernet and serial connections.  You'll need
to have that person who does know do the switching for you if it is on one
and you want the other.

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