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In <6shurm$g49$1@samba.rahul.net>, c.c.eiftj@08.usenet.us.com (Rahul Dhesi) writes:
>In <6shrbr$1m2$1@nntp1.ba.best.com> malch@malch.com (Malcolm Hoar) writes:
>
>>IMO, thin-wire *can* work well for small networks. I wouldn't use
>>if for more than a few nodes - troubleshooting is just too
>>troublesome.
>
>Why is this so?  The only reason for better troubleshooting that I have
>heard described is that with 10BaseT you can easily isolate a node by
>unplugging its wire.
>
>But with Thinnet you can easily isolate a node by unplugging its
>T-connector.  The only difference is that with 10BaseT you cao do this
>while standing near the hub, and with Thinnet you have to be standing
>near the node.  Which doesn't seem to be that big a deal -- you are
>already wandering around checking everything anyway.

One significant advantage is that 10BaseT is largely insensitive to 
mismatched impedance and related problems.  Minor irregularities due 
to corroded connectors, etc, won't faze it.  Plus when there is a problem
it will only take out the one terminal, not the entire network.

Dan Hicks
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