Network Cable Connectors
A 10BASE-2 network uses a different kind of connector than a 10BASE-T/100BASE-T network does. You should pay attention to the details when ordering connectors (if you plan to make cables yourself) or when ordering ready-made cables that have the connectors attached. When upgrading to twisted-pair wiring, I’ve already suggested that you use Category […]
Because 10BASE-2 uses thinnet coaxial cabling, the first upgrade issue you must address is getting the appropriate network cabling.
This should be the simplest decision you have to make. Although it’s quite possible to use Category 3 wiring to construct a 10BASE-T (and even a 100BASE-T) network, the only good reason I can think of to […]
Today Gigabit Ethernet has arrived, in a big way. You won’t find many people using Gigabit to the desktop yet (although in some high-end environments, such as video production, you just might). But as a backbone transport, Gigabit is an ideal replacement for Fast Ethernet or other protocols used to transfer high-bandwidth traffic.
The initial cost […]
