27 Oct
1999
27 Oct
'99
11:46 a.m.
On Wed, 27 Oct 1999 CLASSICCMP(a)trailing-edge.com wrote:
I use 10base2 for my home network... I don't have to buy new hubs to
hang new machines off it (currently I have 7 active out of 11 possible)
Having to run a single cable from one machine to the next is kind of
a hassle though, and routing it through (currently) unused rooms is
a major hassle... You have to have two BNC jacks in each room, with
a short cable between them.
If I ever build a house, I'll probably run 100baset (cat 7?) wiring,
or fiber to each room from a central "mechanical" room.
clint
Probably should
make one thing clear here, as long as it's just the one room
and the garage, I plan on simply running one cable and connecting a hub in
the house to a hub in the garage.
It's fallen a bit out of fashion in the past few years, but 10Base2
(50-ohm RG58 Coax) is particularly useful for the "home runs" between
twisted-pair hubs. Many twisted-pair hubs come with Coax connectors for
just this purpose.