>on 10/5/01 3:58 PM, Chris Myers at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> Ok, rather simple question to a lot of you here. Over say 50ft. >> which would be a faster transfer medium: coax cable or Cat 5 ethernet? >> >> I'm trying to decide if I'd do better on speed to leave the cable >> modem downstairs and run ethernet instead of use and splicer and >> connecting two runs of coax. >> >> Chris >the Cat 5 will go longer distances.
Use 10baseT. If you get a problem with 10base2 its a pain to troubleshoot. The one instance where I would use base2 over baseT is networking a bunch of older machines in a computer lab. In this case, there would be maybe 20 computers each 4 feet apart. Much cheaper and easier. Less reliable though. baseT has less collisions Peace Aqua -- Jessicat's Mac User Group - http://www.jmug.org/ The MacHeretics - http://www.macheretics.com/ Happy-Mac Web Hosting - http://www.happy-mac.com/ "And this is His commandment, That we should believe on the name of His Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as He gave us commandment." -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
