From owner-freebsd-questions Tue May 7 12:30:25 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id MAA27130 for questions-outgoing; Tue, 7 May 1996 12:30:25 -0700 (PDT) Received: from paloalto.access.hp.com (daemon@paloalto.access.hp.com [15.254.56.2]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with ESMTP id MAA27070 for ; Tue, 7 May 1996 12:29:43 -0700 (PDT) Received: from srmail.sr.hp.com by paloalto.access.hp.com with ESMTP (1.37.109.16/15.5+ECS 3.3) id AA083937379; Tue, 7 May 1996 12:29:39 -0700 Received: from hpnmhjw.sr.hp.com by srmail.sr.hp.com with ESMTP (1.37.109.16/15.5+ECS 3.3) id AA122557378; Tue, 7 May 1996 12:29:38 -0700 Received: from mina.sr.hp.com by hpnmhjw.sr.hp.com with SMTP (1.37.109.16/15.5+ECS 3.3) id AA189757377; Tue, 7 May 1996 12:29:37 -0700 Message-Id: <199605071929.AA189757377@hpnmhjw.sr.hp.com> To: questions@freefall.freebsd.org Subject: Re: Home networks (or 10Base-T ways to annoy your spouse) Date: Tue, 07 May 1996 12:29:36 -0700 From: Darryl Okahata Sender: owner-questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Matthew Jason White wrote: > I missed the original, but why not use 10Base2? Really, the cable cost > isn't that high, more than made up for by not needing a hub. For "home networks", 10BT is easier to wire. Right now, I'm using 10B2, and I'm thinking about switching to 10BT, as routing coax from room to room is a real pain (e.g., you need two jacks per room, and there's more wire to route). It is cheap, though. -- Darryl Okahata Internet: darrylo@sr.hp.com DISCLAIMER: this message is the author's personal opinion and does not constitute the support, opinion, or policy of Hewlett-Packard, or of the little green men that have been following him all day.