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I also don't miss the daisy-chain wiring of coax Ethernet. Any one connector getting out of whack, or a bad/missing terminator on either end, would take the who
by flyinghamster 8y ago
I also don't miss the daisy-chain wiring of coax Ethernet. Any one connector getting out of whack, or a bad/missing terminator on either end, would take the whole network down.
- ansible 8y agoAnd adding a new drop with coax meant taking down the entire network temporarily.
- avian 8y agoYes, but network topology is orthogonal to the type of cable used. We could have just as well used coax for modern switched connections.
- chrisdhoover 8y agoWe did star configure CCTV systems using RG59 and RG6. The cables are heavy and the connectors big. You can't get the same density as with UTP. A 48 port coax switch took 4U versus a 1U UTP switch