Eric <einazaki668@yahoo.com> wrote:
> On Apr 2, 8:39 am, Cydrome Leader <prese...@MUNGEpanix.com> wrote:
>> Eric <einazaki...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> > I have an Ultra 10 running Solaris 8 controlling a mass spectrometer
>> > via an ethernet connection.
>> > We can also connect to the Ultra via ssh to download files and do
>> > whatever.
>>
>> > Lately it seems, when people are downloading files the connection to
>> > the mass spec gets stomped
>> > and the program that handles communication between the Ultra and the
>> > mass spec dies or stalls.
>> > I'm told it doesn't happen all the time, but fairly often.
>>
>> > The Ultra 10, the mass spec, a printer and a PC all connect to a hub
>> > (an Inmac Microhub 4
>> > 4x10BaseT + AUI hub). Further, there's a connection between the hub
>>
>> ha, wow. an inmac. How old is this thing?
>>
>> I'd suggest replacing hubs or checking cables before tossing in new nics,
>> especially considering that 10Mb networks aren't going to tax an ultra10
>> in the first place.
>
> We've had the mass spec for about seven years. It was also the mfg's
> proto
> so the instrument itself is probably around ten or more years old. If
> that hub
> was with the instrument the whole time I wouldn't be a bit surprised.
>
> And tell me, when was the last time you saw an AUI connector on
> anything?

With a few days actually, on an Ascent ISDN terminal adapter, It was still
"new" enough to have a RJ45 jack as well.

In my box of legacy nonsense, I have an IBM branded AUI to 10base-2
transciever.

It's almost as silly as those older NICs that actually had 10base2,
twister pair AND an AUI port.