Semi-OT: Running CAT5 Cables

From: Clint Wolff <vaxman_at_uswest.net>
Date: Wed Oct 27 18:46:29 1999

On Wed, 27 Oct 1999 CLASSICCMP_at_trailing-edge.com wrote:

> >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.
>

I use 10base2 for my home network... I don't have to buy new hubs to
hang new machines off it (currently I have 7 active out of 11 possible)

Having to run a single cable from one machine to the next is kind of
a hassle though, and routing it through (currently) unused rooms is
a major hassle... You have to have two BNC jacks in each room, with
a short cable between them.

If I ever build a house, I'll probably run 100baset (cat 7?) wiring,
or fiber to each room from a central "mechanical" room.

clint
Received on Wed Oct 27 1999 - 18:46:29 BST