Ethernet
5.2 Connecting Your Workstation to a Network
5.2 Connecting Your Workstation to a Network
The Personal DECstation has a ThickWire Ethernet connector on the back
of the system unit. If your workstation is going to be part of a ThickWire
network, you’ll use the ThickWire cable to make a direct connection between
the workstation and the network cable that comes from the wall. If you
have a ThinWire or Twisted-pair network, you’ll use an adapter to make this
connection.
5.2.1 Using the Sliding Locks
There are sliding locks on the Ethernet connector on the system unit and on
one end of the ThickWire Ethernet cable.
• To unlock a sliding lock, use a flat-blade screwdriver to slide the lock in the
direction of the small, u-shaped notch (either left or right, depending on
the way the lock is mounted on your system).
Figure 5–2 Unlocking the Sliding Lock on the System Unit Ethernet
Connector
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Sliding lock on the base system
ThickWire Ethernet connector
Small notch
Large notch
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