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From: ron@topaz.rutgers.edu (Ron Natalie)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans
Subject: Re: Using 48.? ohm RG 62A/U cable for Thin Ethernet?
Keywords: IBM COAX, Thin Ethernet, Cheapernet, Thinnet...
Message-ID: <May.25.11.07.52.1988.24580@topaz.rutgers.edu>
Date: 25 May 88 15:07:53 GMT
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Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J.
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RG 62A/U Cable is not 48 Ohms, its 93 Ohms.  I am skeptical
that this would be any good for thin Ethernet.  I know it
doesn't work the other way around (I tried once to use some
of these 50' RG58 cables Sun keeps sending us on a 3179) and
that does not work.

-Ron