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Follow these steps to connect the BNC port on the 3C509B-TPC
and COMBO NICs to the network:
1
Connect the BNC connector on the thin Ethernet coaxial
cable to the BNC port on the NIC. See Figure 1-4.
Figure 1-4
Connecting to the BNC Port on the 3C509B-TPC NIC
2
Connect the other end of the network cable to another PC
or a 50-ohm terminator.
Go to “Link LED” later in this chapter.
Follow these steps to connect the AUI port (Figure 1-5) on the
3C509B-TP and COMBO NICs to the network:
1
Locate the 15-pin AUI port on the NIC and move the slide
latch down to the open position.
Figure 1-5
Connecting to the AUI Port on the 3C509B-COMBO NIC
BNC port
BNC connector
AUI connector
AUI port
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