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In article <6shurm$g49$1@samba.rahul.net>, c.c.eiftj@08.usenet.us.com (Rahul Dhesi) wrote:
>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.

From practical experience at one place I worked:

Around every two weeks someone would add/remove/relocate a node
on the segment and break all or part of it by breaking the daisey
chain and/or leaving it unterminated.

It took a fair amount of time just to establish that there was a
segment-specific problem (the NOC and servers were in another
building). A Technician would be dispatched to track down the
problem. The cable runs had evolved over time and well, ..... 
can you say, ratsnest ..... :-)

Bottom line: an hour or so of downtime every couple of weeks
on some segments. Virtually all of which could have been avoided
with a 10BaseT and hub configuration.

But, as I said before, thin-wire works just great on my small
home network. 

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