Date: Tue, 7 May 1996 07:33:43 -0400 (EDT) From: Bill/Carolyn Pechter <pechter@shell.monmouth.com> To: msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au (Michael Smith) Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Home networks (or 10Base-T ways to annoy your spouse) Message-ID: <199605071133.HAA15232@shell.monmouth.com> In-Reply-To: <199605070752.RAA21550@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> from "Michael Smith" at May 7, 96 05:22:49 pm
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> > Matthew Jason White stands accused of saying: > > > > 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. > > You don't need a hub with a UTP-crossover cable, and BNC ethernet cards > are significantly more expensive these days 8( > > Having said that, I loathe UTP with a vengeance and use only coax 8) > > > Matt White Me too. But the reason is I've been getting SMC 8013's and Ultras for $5-10 at flea markets as people go UTP. Can't beat that price using 10BaseT and no hub needed. (One bad Tee connector once took down the whole network though.) Bill ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bill Pechter/Carolyn Pechter | 17 Meredith Drive, Tinton Falls, NJ 07724, 908-389-3592 | pechter@shell.monmouth.com I'll run Win96 on my box when you pry the keyboard from my cold, dead hands. FreeBSD, OS/2, CP/M, RT11, spoken here.
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