olePigeon
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My latest über conquest from Weird Stuff: A complete in-box 24 port Farallon PhoneNet StarController Series 300. Picked it up for $15.
Plugged it in and it powers up. Looks like it's never been used. The management software is still sealed, none of the resistors have been used, and the device labels are still unused. Looks like I'll need some sort of centronics cable that'll go to either a patch panel or standard RJ-11 phone wiring panel. I'm gonna see about wiring it up to a patch panel, those are cheap.
While I'm used to a hub meaning just broadcasting traffic everywhere, this is apparently a managed switch. It also says it's a network-visible device with its own AppleTalk node name and address. My AppleTalk to Ethernet bridge that I got earlier is limited to 12 devices, so my plan is to get this AppleTalk hub hooked up to my bridge as a "single device," then essentially be able to double the number of AppleTalk devices. Not that I have 24 devices, but you never know. :lol:
I can also make available the Star Command management software if anyone needs/wants it.
This has definitely been the year of AppleTalk for me.
Plugged it in and it powers up. Looks like it's never been used. The management software is still sealed, none of the resistors have been used, and the device labels are still unused. Looks like I'll need some sort of centronics cable that'll go to either a patch panel or standard RJ-11 phone wiring panel. I'm gonna see about wiring it up to a patch panel, those are cheap.
While I'm used to a hub meaning just broadcasting traffic everywhere, this is apparently a managed switch. It also says it's a network-visible device with its own AppleTalk node name and address. My AppleTalk to Ethernet bridge that I got earlier is limited to 12 devices, so my plan is to get this AppleTalk hub hooked up to my bridge as a "single device," then essentially be able to double the number of AppleTalk devices. Not that I have 24 devices, but you never know. :lol:
I can also make available the Star Command management software if anyone needs/wants it.
This has definitely been the year of AppleTalk for me.