Thicknet (was Re: BBS's)

From: Shawn T. Rutledge <rutledge_at_cx47646-a.phnx1.az.home.com>
Date: Tue Nov 21 15:53:04 2000

On Tue, Nov 21, 2000 at 12:39:28AM +0000, Pete Turnbull wrote:
> an RJ45. And I bet I can strip and crimp an RJ45 as fast as most people
> can crimp a BNC.

Yep I'd agree with that.
>
> The other reason, of course, is that there are lots more LEDs to flash if
> you use a hub :-)

That's a really good reason. :-) Speaking of which... anybody else
exasperated with how hard it is to find rackmount hubs which are built
like computers: blinky lights on the front, connectors on the back? I
want to see the lights, not hide them in the back with all the cabling,
or have unsightly cabling in the front of the rack.

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