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Re: Localtalk gateway/bridge
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In article <3b9a0f7b@news.iprimus.com.au>,
Mark Cummings <figjams@primus.com.au> wrote:
>Most people I know prefer to use the UTP cable with RJ45's connected to a
>central hub. I don't know what advantage there is, but I can't think of any.
Um...speed, perhaps? You're stuck at 10 Mbps with coax. Twisted pair
already does 100 Mbps, and there's work on pushing it to 1 Gbps. With a
switched hub, you can also mix-and-match speeds (my Mac and my TiVo run at
10 Mbps, while my x86 boxen all run at 100). Also, unplugging one node from
a twisted-pair network doesn't down the entire network, which makes
servicing much easier. 10Base-2 is Pure Evil(R).
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