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I plan to try something like this:


Should do the trick.

HigashiJun wrote: 29 Dec 2023 23:42 I plan to try something like this:


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Should do the trick.

Just adding a memory here. I had a AUI card for an Archie once and i the generic AUI to RJ45 didnt work. I dug deep into it and found it had some kind of custom Acorn detect going on. I forget the exact details and hopefully you wont hit this. But just incase you do so you dont end up frustrated.

terriblefire wrote: 30 Dec 2023 00:12

HigashiJun wrote: 29 Dec 2023 23:42 I plan to try something like this:


10b.jpg


Should do the trick.

Just adding a memory here. I had a AUI card for an Archie once and i the generic AUI to RJ45 didnt work. I dug deep into it and found it had some kind of custom Acorn detect going on. I forget the exact details and hopefully you wont hit this. But just incase you do so you dont end up frustrated.

The AKA 25 I have for my A5000 does work with AUI, but in order to do so you have to swap a set of jumpers on the card to tell it to use the AUI output rather than the coax. Not the friendliest card I ever met, especially since it doesn't have a ROM. What I did have to do was make sure the SQE test switch was on for the AUI to RJ45 adapter. Apparently the only time it has to be turned off is when connected to a repeater, and mine isn't.

I'm not entirely surprised that you had fun and games with yours, mine was a complete pig to get going, though now it works I can at least transfer files using NFS pretty reliably.

HigashiJun wrote: 29 Dec 2023 23:42 I plan to try something like this:


10b.jpg


Should do the trick.

I presume that's just a straight coax to RJ45 converter? Hopefully it'll work just fine. If not you may be able to find a cheap hub or switch with a coax port on it.

@terriblefire

Thanks ! Good to know that.

@terriblefire @rubber_jonnie

If it doesn't work I guess I will go for a hub.

HigashiJun wrote: 29 Dec 2023 23:42 I plan to try something like this:


10b.jpg


Should do the trick.

Please do let me know how you get on with it.

@PhilC

No problem, but it may take one or two months...

HigashiJun wrote: 30 Dec 2023 10:15 @PhilC

No problem, but it may take one or two months...

Thank you, no rush from my point of view.

PhilC wrote: 29 Dec 2023 20:36 @rubber_jonnie what did you use to interface the coax to RJ45? I’ve got an old Mac LC network card with a coax connection and wanted to see if I could get it to work.

BTW I had some Mac LS's back in the day and there are RJ45 based NICs available, might be worth a look round eBay.

@rubber_jonnie my LC475 has an RJ45 card but the other one (which is still in the post) looks to just have a coax.