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From: jerry@oliveb.UUCP (Jerry F Aguirre)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans
Subject: Re: Thin Ethernet drop cables
Message-ID: <907@oliveb.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 1-May-87 15:08:33 EDT
Article-I.D.: oliveb.907
Posted: Fri May  1 15:08:33 1987
Date-Received: Sun, 3-May-87 01:19:34 EDT
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Reply-To: jerry@oliveb.UUCP (Jerry F Aguirre)
Organization: Olivetti ATC; Cupertino, Ca
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In article <6083@dartvax.UUCP> stevel@dartvax.UUCP (Steve Ligett) writes:
>I wonder why Cheapernet boards always need tees.  I'm building
>a Ethernet/Cheapnet board, and I'm putting TWO BNC connectors
>on it.  Will this work?  If it doesn't, my fallback is to just
>use one of the connectors, and add the tee...  I'll be back with
>the results in a month or so.

The problem with this method is that disconnecting the system will take
down the entire segment because you must interrupt the cable connection.
People are always disconnecting small systems to move or repair them.

With a "T" connector you can unscrew the "T" from the system without
interrupting service to the rest of that segment.  Of course the average
user is just as likely to unscrew both cables from the "T" as unscrew
the "T" from the system.