Hi all,

I recently found an Ethernet network card for my SE/30, which is pretty cool. Now, the card only has a BNC connector, which is much less cool. To tell the truth, I hadn't heard of BNC or thin coax Ethernet before acquiring this card.

For now, I connect all my Ethernet-less Macs to the network through LocalTalk and a PowerBook 1400 running Apple LocalTalk Bridge and IPNetRouter. That works well, and it is nice to be able to "surf" the web on compact Macs!

Porter, Browser6 some day?

So my goal is obviously to plug my SE/30 to my network directly. I do know all I need to know on the software side. But I am not sure about what I should do on the hardware side to make that BNC network card talk to my network.

What I do own that could be of any use is as follows:

- fully functional SE/30 with said BNC network card installed;

- vintage Ethernet hub with 4 RJ-45 and 1 BNC ports connected to my router and working OK.

- Apple branded Ethernet Thin Coax tranceiver (AAUI to BNC. Is there any way to make this thing work the other way around?!?)

- Focus branded Ethernet tranceiver (AAUI to BNC and RJ-45. Basically I think it's more or less the same than the Apple tranceiver)

- one or two AAUI to RJ-45 adapters if needed.

What I do NOT own as of yet:

- BNC cables

- BNC T connectors and terminators.

What are my options? BNC networks seem to have been marginal here in Switzerland, since I can't easily find cables. My understanding is that if I manage to find a cable, two T connectors and two terminators I would be good to go. Now, is there some alternative using what I listed? Is there for example a way to use a thin coax tranceiver backwards?

Any hel is welcome, thanks in advance!