On 9 Jun 99, at 18:54, Shawn M. Shea wrote:

> I have an NT server with two NICs. One servicing a 10BaseT hub and one a
> 100BaseT hub. Currently using NETBEUI as the only protocol. I need some of
> the 10BT members to see the 100BT members but of course they are unable to.
> If I switch the protocol to TCP/IP will this fix the situation or should I
> simply switch these members over to 100BaseT network cards. Many thanks.

On 10 Jun 99, at 18:34, I wrote:

> [*] Using an NT Server *just* as a router is not a great idea, but as a
> quick measure when the hardware is already in place, it will do.

  I've just seen an ad for a dual-speed (10/100) 8-port hub -- $229.  Note
that this would let you treat the whole LAN as a asingle segment -- in fact,
you could stick with NetBEUI in that case.  How many nodes do you actually
have to support?


David G

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