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In article <6shoi6$eu4$1@samba.rahul.net>, c.c.eiftj@08.usenet.us.com (Rahul Dhesi) wrote:

>What sort of reliability problems have people observed with properly
>installed thinnet?  I'm guessing that most problems are caused by using
>out-of-spec parts.

I've run a small 3/4 node network at home on thin-wire for several
years. I've had two NIC failures (both 3C509-Combo's) and no other
problems. I've also moved twice during that period. I have no reason
to think that the NIC failures would NOT have occurred with CAT-5
and a hub.

OTOH, I have also worked at a larger industrial installation with
several hundred nodes on thin-wire. That was a disaster. 

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.

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