27 Oct
1999
27 Oct
'99
9:44 a.m.
On Wed, 27 Oct 1999, Tony Duell wrote:
But for home hacking, 10base2 has the advantage that
you don't need a hub
(yes, they're cheap, but it's one more thing to find power for, and it's
one more thing to fail and need repairs). You can easily add another
machine. And IMHO BNC plugs are easier to fit than RJ45s particularly
when working behind a rack.
Personal experience/preference, I suppose. I don't particularly like to
work with coax cable; I hate the feeling of working with it behind a desk
or somewhere I can't see very well and ending up with strands of wire
embedded under my fingernails. My own ineptitude with 10Base2, I know...