On 8 Aug 2004 at 23:43, Chuck Hast wrote:
> On Sat, 07 Aug 2004 20:04:59 -0400, Joey Dale <joey.dale@elkenserver.net> wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I just got about 200ft of coaxial ethernet cable (RG85) with N
> > connecters, and would like to hook my buddy into my network (A reason to
> > justify a 6/4 MB/s pipe). Anyway, does anyone have a few pci coax
> > ethernet cards for free/trade. Also what are the correct terms for this
> > (thicknet?) (N connecter?)
> >
> > Thank You
> > -Joey
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> Besides all of the other issues with 10base2.... HOW OLD is the cable. If it is
> more than a few years old it has probably gassed off a lot of the
> stuff that makes
> it work the way it is supposed to. The inner insulator is probably
> cracked in places
> and that means that you have impeadance differences which will make for more
> problems... Toss it and go fibre or RF, particularly if it is a run
> between buildings.
>
> You are just setting your self up for some king sized problems with that stuff.
>
>
>
> --
>
> To paraphrase my flight instructor;
> "the only dumb question is the one you DID NOT ask resulting in my going
> out and having to identify your bits and pieces in the midst of torn
> and twisted metal."
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Do yourself a favor and do it with Cat5e. The cable
isn't that expensive and you won't be chasing down
gremlins all the time when it breaks.
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