Ethernet is Still Going Strong After 50 Years

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Ethernet is Still Going Strong After 50 Years
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Ethernet is Still Going Strong After 50 Years::The technology has become the standard LAN worldwide

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Ok now I’m curious what I’m missing out on. Can anyone recommend a good PCIe token ring adapter and concentrator?

I'm looking for a router that can bridge 10G optical SFP+ to thinnet 10-base-2 coax

Hmm I’ve got an old Compaq 575e with a PCNet32 nic, and an old 3com 3c509 ISA adapter in a closet with 10base2 and AUI ports.

Use a modem router or managed switch to get down to 100baseT, give this box a Linux distro, enable Ethernet bridging in the kernel, and slaps case this baby can drop almost 20k packets a second, no sweat!