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From: lairdkb@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Kyler Laird)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans
Subject: Thick or Thin Ethernet?
Message-ID: <3832@mentor.cc.purdue.edu>
Date: 16 Jan 91 13:45:52 GMT
Reply-To: lairdkb@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Kyler Laird)
Organization: Purdue University
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I'm installing a LAN (OS/2) with a maximum spread of well under the 606' max.
for thin-net.  The max. number of users is <20.

The network specialist here advised thick-net.  As I understood, his main
concern was that the BNC connections occassionally go bad or get knocked out. 

Is this really enough to merit the extra expense and hassle of thick-net?

thanks!

--kyler