Date: Sat, 11 May 1996 15:02:01 +0000 From: "Scott A. Miller" <samiller@fox.nstn.ca> To: questions@freefall.freebsd.org Subject: Re: Home networks (or 10Base-T ways to annoy your spouse) Message-ID: <199605111902.QAA02565@Fox.nstn.ca>
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According to: Matthew Jason White <mwhite+@CMU.EDU> Date: Tue, 7 May 1996 01:01:02 -0400 (EDT) > Excerpts from internet.computing.freebsd-questions: 6-May-96 Home > networks (or 10Base-T.. by "Scott A. Miller"@fox.ns > > I FOUND IT! Here's an excerpt from the FAQ posted to the > > comp.dcom.cabling newsgroup that should either answer a lot of > > questions about cabling with 10Base-T (or else you'll give up the > > idea completely... > > 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. Matt, My (biased) reasoning for recomminding 10Base-T over any other cabling method is simplicity. (I know...crossover cables are NOT simple!) For a network of two machines it can be a bit of a pain, but the real benefits show up after the initial network is running. 1) if you want to add a third machine, the hub is cheap 2) if you want to move the machines, 10Base-T cabling is the easiest to install (no terminators, just a straight run to the machine.) 3) once you do go to a router, the network isn't at risk of being bombed if one of the machines gets disconnected. 4) (and this one is wonderful -- personal experience) 10Base-T cable takes a LOT more abuse than coax For added fun...I did something this week that most would call impossible. I now have a 4 machine network using 10Base-T and no hub! (hehehe...figure out how I did it...) - -Matt - ----- Matt White Email: mwhite+@cmu.edu http://www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs/user/mwhite/www/ ---------------------------------------------------------- Scott A. Miller Senior Analyst, | Director: Technical Services Reality...Processing | Interimage | http://www1.prestech.net/interimage ----------------------------------------------------------
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