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From: childers@avsd.UUCP (Richard Childers)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans
Subject: Re: How to Break your Cheapernet - bad Tee pieces
Keywords: BNC Tee Ethernet Cheapernet EtherTalk
Message-ID: <1776@avsd.UUCP>
Date: 19 Jul 89 20:54:13 GMT
References: <335@wcc.oz> <2343@aecom.yu.edu>
Reply-To: childers@avsd.UUCP (Richard Childers)
Organization: Metaprogrammers International
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glen@aecom.yu.edu (Glen M. Marianko) writes:

>What I have noticed about Ts is that the brand name ones (like Amphenol)
>that one gets bundled with ethernet cards work better.  I guess you
>get what you pay for.  Cheap Ts can go for as little as $1.50 in
>reasonably small quantities, yet brand names can be advertised as
>high as $15!

>Anyone who found a reliable combination, (at a good price - better yet),
>please post your sources.  Thanks!

Use MILSPEC Amphenol connectors and use a VOM to check the connections.
I was taught to do this and never had problems that couldn't be fixed in
a few minutes ...

>-- Glen M. Marianko, Supervisor of Data Communications and Hardware Support
>   glen@aecom.yu.edu - {uunet}!aecom!glen - CIS: 76247,450

-- richard


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