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From: j@uriah.heep.sax.de (J Wunsch)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.openbsd.misc,comp.unix.netbsd.misc
Subject: Re: Ethernet
Date: 17 May 1997 20:19:34 GMT
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Tony Griffiths <tonyg@OntheNet.com.au> wrote:
> 10BaseT 10 Mbps Ethernet over twisted-pair; requires a hub
not always, for just two
machines, you can get away
with a crossover cable
> 10Base2 " " " " thin-wire coax; no hub
> 10Base5 " " " " thick-wire coax; no hub
...but fairly expensive
cable and transceivers,
basically no longer in
use these days.
--
cheers, J"org
joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de -- http://www.sax.de/~joerg/ -- NIC: JW11-RIPE
Never trust an operating system you don't have sources for. ;-)