Semi-OT: Running CAT5 Cables

From: CLASSICCMP_at_trailing-edge.com <(CLASSICCMP_at_trailing-edge.com)>
Date: Wed Oct 27 16:21:17 1999

>Seriously, 10baseT has advantages. Particularly that a luser can't bring
>a segment down by taking the wrong plug off the T-piece.

Or plugging the network T straight into the "Video Out" BNC jack on the
back of their VT100. Been there, seen it happen!

>But for home hacking, 10base2 has the advantage that you don't need a hub
>(yes, they're cheap, but it's one more thing to find power for, and it's
>one more thing to fail and need repairs). You can easily add another
>machine. And IMHO BNC plugs are easier to fit than RJ45s particularly
>when working behind a rack.

Certainly for you and me, Tony, and probably for anyone else involved
in non-computer laboratory electronics, 52 ohm coax with BNC's on each
end are *all over* the place!

>It's up to you. Personnally, I run a mixture -- 10base2 around the main
>machines, and a 10baseT hub (with a BNC on it) for a couple of 'remote'
>machines.

At the moment, I've got 10Base2 connecting two machines on the second floor,
running down along the chimney to the basement, where it joins a twisted
pair hub, runs off to a half-dozen machines and terminal servers down here.
Received on Wed Oct 27 1999 - 16:21:17 BST

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