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Rahul Dhesi <c.c.eiftj@08.usenet.us.com> wrote:
> inwap@best.com (Smith and O'Halloran) writes:

>>As Matt Dillon mentioned in another reply, the best thing to do in the long
>>run is to rip out all the 10BASE2 (thin-net) coax and switch to CAT-5 twisted
>>pair wiring and hubs.  That alone will make your ethernet more reliable.
>
>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.

While I agree with you 100%, and have never heard of any problems
with thinnet that can't be traced to poor workmanship or parts, this
thread had already digressed into 75 Ohm coax and mismatched connectors.

It's not much of a stretch to assume that what Matt meant included
  "unless you're doing thinnet *right*,
   there's no point in doing it at all."
That would certainly be _my_ advice.

My own LAN is mixed 10bT and 10b2, but only because I'm too lazy to
buy another hub to replace a working segment.  But if anything goes
wrong with the thinwire part, it's history.


	Bob O`Bob
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