Rainsbrook - networking:retro

3com-3c108

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-06-13T10:56:02+00:00

3Com - 3c108 AUI transceiver (Medium Attachment Unit, MAU) Overview AUI to thick ethernet transceiver designed to connect to network cards with an AUI 15 pin D socket. This interfaced to a 50 Ohm coaxial cable via N-type coax connectors and provided a connection

3com-cellplex7000

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-06-12T15:12:15+00:00

3Com Cellplex 7000 [Cellplex 7000] This is a modular ATM based switch made by 3Com and part of the Core Builder family. The top of the chassis houses two redundant power supplies and there is a 16×16 switch module in the next, thin slot, this also includes a serial and ethernet management port. Underneath that, there is space for a redundant switch module.000

3com-multiconnect

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-12-30T11:55:24+00:00

3c588 - 3Com Multiconnect repeater hub [ 3Com - 3c588] Despite appearances, the 3c588 is just a modular repeater, not a switch. The BNC module has a jumper internally to terminate the segment so you do not have to use a TEE piece. It looks like a screw is available to earth the segment too. The partition LED light comes on solid if the segment is partioned off because of a fault, either a short or an open circuit, basically any deviation from the expected 25 Ohms (a 50 ohm terminator at …

aui2fibre

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-12-30T11:55:57+00:00

AUI to Fibre optic transceiver - ISOLAN 1180 Overview This is an ISOLAN converter for AUI to a Fibre uplink. The 15 Pin AUI connects to a local workstation and the fibre links back towards to core. It is powered via the AUI port from the PC. Innerds 000

case-systemcentre

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-12-30T11:56:24+00:00

CASE / Cray System Centre ethernet hub/switch This network device is rather more impressive than it actually is, but it is still quite interesting. It is labelled on the front panel as being made by CASE technology (who seem to have gone out of business so long ago I cannot find a trace), but the internal blade pcbs are labelled as being made by CRAY Communications or Networks and refers to Denmark Copyright 1982.000

catalyst3100-workgroup-stack

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-07-22T09:06:46+00:00

Catalyst 3100 Switch Definately a Retro project, this is a 10 MB/s catalyst switch base unit with an expansion module called a “Flex Slot” above. In fact this is so old that Cisco have a new Catalyst 3100 product (), a rugged industrial style switch with 1GB/s SFPs fitted!! Wow!! From 10MB/s to 1GB/s!000

cisco1000router

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-02-05T14:54:01+00:00

Cisco 1000 series router [Cisco 1000 with ISDN] [1000 router rear]This is a rather basic router, it was the Mediahub's first internet connection which was provided by Telewest I think. Interestingly, it was connected via a BT 2MB/s circuit, this was delivered over an SDSL copper line with a 000

start

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-06-12T15:09:18+00:00

Retro Networking Pages in this namespace: * 3com-3c108 * 3com-cellplex7000 * 3com-multiconnect * aui2fibre * case-systemcentre * catalyst3100-workgroup-stack * cisco1000router * start * thickethernetcable This page has been accessed:- Today: 0 Yesterday: 0 Until now: 0

thickethernetcable

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-12-30T11:57:54+00:00

Thick Ethernet Cable CommScope version of Thick ethernet cable stripped back to show the multiple layers of screening:- ---------- Belkin version of the same type of cable. ---------- End view of stripped back cable. Does not show the layers of screening well however. 000