I knew there were combo cards, but I just wanted to transfer my meaning of
what I was actually going to use. 10base2 may not be so bad, but it is not
common, like you said.
Drew Jackman
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Stephen F. Bosch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, April 16, 2000 12:33 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Networking
> Dreja Julag wrote:
> >
> > When I say that, I mean that I will use one of two types. One is the
> > coaxial type, which I would not mind using being that it is easy to set
up.
> > The other one is the one that is commonly used because of it's
cheapness: it
> > looks somewhat like a telephone cable and it usually requires hubs. I
will
> > use this type for my network, providing that I can get a cross-over
cable.
> > Thanks
>
> So you're talking about either 10Base2 (RG58 coaxial cable) or 10BaseT
> (Category 5 unshielded twisted pair).
>
> You can get combo cards, did you know that? They're not any more
> expensive, though they're not as easy to find any more because fewer and
> fewer businesses use 10Base2.
>
> -Stephen-
