Hi folks, On Sun, 3 Feb 2002 16:31:49 -0500 (EST), Steve <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Sun, 3 Feb 2002, Sam Ewalt wrote: > Yeah... I have a couple of 486's I need to take a > look at too. > In a two machine setup, twisted is better. You can > run both cards duplex, meaning you can go 10 Mbits each > way simultaneously, giving you a total effective > bandwidth of 20Mbit. > With coax, you've got a total of 10Mbit so each > machine must wait for the other to finish. if You happen to own a 486 with PCI slots and plug the NICs there You can have up to 100MBit with Cat.5 cable (STP-shielded twisted pair) running in duplex mode. > Like the difference between CB and telephone. > - Steve Regards Joerg -- Arachne V1.70, NON-COMMERCIAL copy, http://arachne.cz/
