> *bzzzt* coax (ie, 10 base2) is maxxed out at 185 metres. Thats how > long the minimum ethernet frame (64 bytes) is when transmitted down the > wire (so that the most distant station can detect collisions).
actually 182.88 metres. the older people would appreciate that this standard was ratified years ago. 10base2 is 200 yards. 10base5 is 500 yards ....Ian > > I don't recall the specs for 10base5 (which is also coaxial) but I do > remember the wire is far thicker (hence thicknet and thinnet) > > Coax can be 10base2 or 10base5 > > On Wed, 2002-05-15 at 17:26, Vik Olliver wrote: > > C Falconer wrote: > > > > > > Official rating for UTP is 100 metres from hub/switch to PC, and maximum > > > of five hubs/switches. However, I've seen major latency problems with 5 > > > hubs, so the fewer the better. > > > > Coax works out to 300 metres. > > > > Vik :v) > > -- > > /"\ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . /"\ > > \ / ASCII Ribbon Campaign One of The Olliver Family \ / > > X - NO HTML/RTF in e-mail http://olliver.family.gen.nz X > > / \ - NO MSWord docs in e-mail Public PGP key available there / \ > >
