31 Mar
2005
31 Mar
'05
10:32 a.m.
>>>> "James" == James Fogg
<James at jdfogg.com> writes:
> Subject: 10base5 (Thick) Terminator ?
>
> This is probably gonna be a really easy question for you guys; is
> this http://www.mansier.net/10base5terminator.jpg a 10base5 (thick
> ethernet) terminator ?
James> This is an "N" type connector. I thought 10base5 used PL259's
James> (single unshielded pin in the center, screw shell).
Absolutely not. PL259 connectors suck far too much for that
application.
The Ethernet spec in available at
http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/xerox/ethernet/ -- it has all the
details.
paul
