I don't think you can do this. You need to buy a hub or a switch. Ethernet is not like phone wiring. > -----Original Message----- > From: Brian [mailto:lxy at cloudnet.com] > Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2001 2:29 PM > To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org > Subject: [TCLUG] Cat 5 Y-adapters? > > > I realize this is a bad idea, but in my application I think > it will be Good Enough(tm). In my fiancee's apartment I have > a Cat5 cable running from the living room to the geek lounge. > The cable modem is in the living room because there's no > cable TV connectors in any other room. I now want to put a > WebTV type component into the entertainment center but it > needs to be inside the firewall. Is there such thing as a Y > adapter that I could split 1 Cat5 run into 2 ethernet lines? > Yes, I realize it would break the standard but seeing as how > one line is connecting to my cable modem (2 Mb/sec max) and > the other will be 10 Mb/s, it should work. Does anybody sell > these or is this just a dumb idea and I should have no > business trying? > > -Brian > > > _______________________________________________ > tclug-list mailing list > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > https://mailman.mn-> linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >