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- From: fenton@iron.hq.aflc.af.mil (George I. Fenton)
- Subject: Re: Thinwire specs/problem?
- Message-ID: <C0nyLB.2Jz@iron.hq.aflc.af.mil>
- Organization: U.S. Air Force Security Assistance Center (AFSAC)
- References: <1993Jan9.110551.1@kodiak.sfpp.com> <C0M9sL.Mxs@iron.hq.aflc.af.mil> <1iog71INNs0q@mudos.ann-arbor.mi.us>
- Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 00:27:11 GMT
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- mju@mudos.ann-arbor.mi.us (Marc Unangst) writes:
- >characteristic impedence, 50 ohms. The only (electrical) difference
- >is that RG-8 has lower attenuation at 10MHz, which allows a longer
- >Ethernet segment length by reducing signal loss. What kind of
- >"tranceiver" did you have in mind for going between 10Base2 and
- >10Base5? Some sort of repeater?
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- 1. My mistake. I meant attenuation, not resistence ... I sit corrected.
- 2. A thicknet transceiver would be required to tap into the 10Base5 cable.
- You can then put a 10Base2 repeater and have an AUI cable attach between
- the 10Base5 and 10Base2. I'm sure there are a single port thin-net
- repeater with a builtin transceiver to tap into the thicknet.
-
- >Huh? The coax shield on a 10Base2 network should only have one ground
- >connection, and doesn't *need* any. Most PC cards I've seen have a
- >plastic insulator between the BNC connector and the card bracket, to
- >prevent the shield from being grounded at the PC.
- Yes, there is a plastic shield, but it has been my experience (particular
- in old PCs) that the T-connectors can sometimes touch the metal chassis.
- If the PC does not have a properly grounded outlet, the PC will find a
- ground and if the T-connector is touching the chassis, the 10Base2 cable
- becomes the ground for the PC.
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- 10Base2 does not need any ground by itself, but if a 10Base5 is used as a
- backbone, then one end of the 10Base5 has to be grounded (based on my
- observations in 4 manufacturing sites). --GIF
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