Re: Cheap network for two hosts ?
Mark H. Wood (mwood@IUPUI.Edu)
Mon, 28 Dec 1998 10:07:56 -0500 (EST)
On Mon, 28 Dec 1998, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> On Mon, 28 Dec 1998, Horst von Brand wrote:
[the old argument about UTP vs. coax]
> > But it's a mess. You have to be very careful with conectors, terminators,
> > Ts; and make sure nobody trips over the network. It's cheap, but a 8-way
> > hub isn't _that_ expensive... and you'll save that much on <insert favorite
> > headache pill here> in short time.
>
> Right. No more coax! Unless a shortening of your life is meaningful to you...
>
> The same is true for el-cheapo RJ-45 connectors. My hit rate for UTP shrinking
> using 0.95 EUR connectors is about 99%, compared to 75% (_after_ twiddling with
> tiny screwdrivers and cabletesters to avoid loosing too many connectors, else
> I'd say <5%) for the 0.20 EUR ones.
I was puzzled by all this talk of problems with coax, but now I
understand. My hit rate with *factory-built* coax cables is 100% so far.
I haven't yet seen a BNC connector that I'd risk using if I had to
assemble it myself. (Now if they made *solderable* BNC plugs....)
I trust those big hunks of shiny nickelplated metal much more than the
sleazy plastic RJ45s. But to each his own. They both have their places.
--
Mark H. Wood, Lead System Programmer mwood@IUPUI.Edu
Innovation is only valuable if it improves one's life; otherwise it's
just one more silly change to cope with.
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