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From: brian@telebit.com (Brian Lloyd)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans
Subject: Re: Avoiding the bandwagon
Keywords: 10baseT thin 10base2 UTP
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Date: 13 Apr 91 00:31:53 GMT
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In our networks here at Telebit we mix UTP and thin ethernet as a
matter of course.  We use centralized 10baseT hubs for the
distribution of signal to, for the want of a better term,
"workgroups."  At each workgroup (usally a cluster of cubicles) we use
an UTP-to-thin ethernet repeater/adaptor.  This way we get the
isolation and ease of cabling that UTP provides, and we get the
flexibility for adding or removing devices that thin ethernet
provides.




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Brian Lloyd, WB6RQN                              Telebit Corporation
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