Jetdirect 600N (J3112A token ring): Use on ethernet?

[Tom Joyce]

I have a simple XP Pro home network with 2 PCs using TCP/IP ethernet via a
crossover cable. Occasionally I need to access the LJ4000 connected to the
PC in the next room. This PC is little used and as an alternative to
booting it whenever I need to use its printer I decided to buy a 600N
print server.

The model I bought cheap on ebay is a J3112A which I now know is intended
for a token ring network. Is there an easy way to make this work on
ethernet?


Regards,
Tom

[Ben Myers]

Tom,

Token-Ring and Ethernet are incompatible technologies. The J3112A cannot be
used with Ethernet.

Once you get a JetDirect Ethernet card, you'll also need to add a network hub to
handle three network nodes. And some Cat 5 STRAIGHT cable... Ben Myers

On Wed, 24 Sep 2003 23:38:27 +0100, Tom Joyce <tjoyce@clara.co.uk> wrote:
I have a simple XP Pro home network with 2 PCs using TCP/IP ethernet via acrossover cable. Occasionally I need to access the LJ4000 connected to thePC in the next room. This PC is little used and as an alternative tobooting it whenever I need to use its printer I decided to buy a 600Nprint server.The model I bought cheap on ebay is a J3112A which I now know is intendedfor a token ring network. Is there an easy way to make this work onethernet?Regards,Tom

[Tom Joyce]

On Thu, 25 Sep 2003 03:40:46 GMT, ben_myers_spam_me_not@charter.net (Ben
Myers) wrote:
Token-Ring and Ethernet are incompatible technologies. The J3112A cannot beused with Ethernet.Once you get a JetDirect Ethernet card, you'll also need to add a network hub tohandle three network nodes. And some Cat 5 STRAIGHT cable... Ben Myers

Thanks for your response Ben. I'll buy a J3111A Ethernet card.

Regards,
Tom