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Date:      Tue, 07 May 1996 11:14:57 -0700
From:      Larry Cline <lcline@ibeam.jf.intel.com>
To:        Rob Snow <rsnow@lgc.com>
Cc:        Alan Batie <batie@agora.rdrop.com>, questions@freebsd.org, lcline@ibeam.jf.intel.com
Subject:   Re: Home networks (or 10Base-T ways to annoy your spouse) 
Message-ID:  <m0uGrHh-000RUMC@ibeam.intel.com>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 07 May 1996 12:41:38 CDT." <318F8B52.2781@lgc.com> 

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Rob Snow commented:

> Alan Batie wrote:
> > 
> > > 10b2 is 1: less reliable than 10bT
> > 
> > I have to confirm this --- after having had my network jam once too many
> > times because of the connectors, I threw it all out and switched to 10BaseT.
> > With hubs down to $100-150, it's not very expensive and very well worth it.
> 
> Hmmm?  I just paid $75-80 for a 5 port 10bT hub for my apartment.  I got
> it a CompUSA and that wasn't a sale.
> 

... sigs deleted

I believe Alan was talking about 8 port hubs.  I picked up an 8 port hub a
few months ago for about $125.


-- 
Larry T. Cline  Intel, Hillsboro Or.
lcline@ibeam.intel.com
Don't ask me! Call griff 6-8841...
These are not Intel's opinions; these are not my opinions; I rented them.





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