Re: IPX: Network number collision 67: Part 5

[George Eleftheriou <gele egnatia ee auth gr>]

On Fri, 24 Oct 1997, Cimarron Ryan wrote:

> Ok, from tcooper's most recent response, I'm inferring that it is
> possible for both frame types to run  around on the same network, with
> each machine only acknowledging the packets its configured to look at.
> Then shouldn't I be able to configure my box to send/receive both?
> 
> By the way, in the snail mail analogy, what is a "collision"?
> 
In ethernet only one station can transmit at a time.
If two stations try to transmit simultaneously the two signals interfere
and thats what collision is. The collision is detected by abnormal voltage
on the medium. Also, the signal is manchester coded in 10base2, 10base5
and 10baseT.
Regards,
George