| From: | Neil Bothwick |
| Date: | 8 Sep 2000 at 20:46:29 |
| Subject: | Re: X-surf fitting |
Andrew Crowe said,
>> Is there a good reason why you want to use BNC networking? What's
>> wrong with RJ45?
> BNC is cheaper, as it doesn't need hubs. And easier to add
> computers.
But it needs T-pieces, terminators and more expensive cables. You'll
soon spend more than the minial cost of a hub.
> And, IIRC, the maximum segment length for BNC is 100m. And the max
> number of computers on a segment is 20. Correct me if I'm wrong :)
And if one cable is damaged the whole network is broken. Whereas if you
damage a 10baseT cable only one computer is affected.
Neil
Quote carefully and read all ADMIN:README mails