Damn I remember doing that same thing around 1994-1996, using coaxial cables and checking all the connections / terminators. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10BA

Damn I remember doing that same thing around 1994-1996, using coaxial cables and checking all the connections / terminators. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10BASE2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10BASE2 Even back then when we wanted to add a new host to the network we had to hunt in the "junk bin" in the local store to get a networking card, then pray that it was supported under Linux. I can say that I've never used token-ring though.