Semi-OT: Running CAT5 Cables

From: CLASSICCMP_at_trailing-edge.com <(CLASSICCMP_at_trailing-edge.com)>
Date: Wed Oct 27 15:42:45 1999

>Probably should make one thing clear here, as long as it's just the one room
>and the garage, I plan on simply running one cable and connecting a hub in
>the house to a hub in the garage.

It's fallen a bit out of fashion in the past few years, but 10Base2
(50-ohm RG58 Coax) is particularly useful for the "home runs" between
twisted-pair hubs. Many twisted-pair hubs come with Coax connectors for
just this purpose.

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