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Date:      Tue, 7 May 1996 16:17:43 -0500 (CDT)
From:      "Brett L. Hawn" <blh@nol.net>
To:        Darryl Okahata <darrylo@hpnmhjw.sr.hp.com>
Cc:        questions@freefall.freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Home networks (or 10Base-T ways to annoy your spouse)
Message-ID:  <Pine.SOL.3.93.960507161626.17452B-100000@dazed.nol.net>
In-Reply-To: <199605071929.AA189757377@hpnmhjw.sr.hp.com>

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On Tue, 7 May 1996, Darryl Okahata wrote:

>      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).

You'll also find that its more centralized with the 10bT since everything
goes to a single hub and you don't have coax looping all over the place.

> 
>      It is cheap, though.

The cost of reliable cat5 is so low as to be almost no different than the
cost of good 50/75ohm coax so I just can't see that as an argument anymore
:)

Brett




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