Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!lll-crg!mordor!sri-spam!ames!ucbcad!ucbvax!decvax!decwrl!pyramid!gould9!ncr-sd!ncrcae!flake From: flake@ncrcae.UUCP (Joe Flake) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans Subject: Re: connecting thin ethernet stations to a thick cable Message-ID: <2348@ncrcae.UUCP> Date: Fri, 12-Dec-86 15:27:07 EST Article-I.D.: ncrcae.2348 Posted: Fri Dec 12 15:27:07 1986 Date-Received: Mon, 15-Dec-86 21:18:07 EST References: <1097@uqcspe.OZ> <157@pta.OZ> <447@yetti.UUCP> <115@piaget.UUCP> <2281@sdcsvax.UCSD.EDU> Reply-To: flake@ncrcae.UUCP (Joe Flake) Organization: NCR Corp, E&M-Columbia, W Columbia, SC Lines: 17 > >We're using garden variety RG58/U cable with crimpon BNC connectors, >ordinary N to BNC adaptors, and N barrel fittings. Nothing special. > BE CAREFUL! The cable you called out "RG58/U" is rated at 53 ohm impedence. It WILL cause noise problems. What you want is "RG58C/U" which is 50 ohm. We use thick to thin cabling with N to BNC adapters with good success. (We even used the "wrong" RG58 until some of our HW types started looking closely at the E'net interface!") Joe Flake NCR Corp., W. Columbia, SC ...decvax!mcnc!ncsu!ncrcae!flake