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Long long time ago, when Ethernet used coax cables, the max. length of the segment was not because of the signal strength. It was because with the max. length o
by _trampeltier 3y ago
Long long time ago, when Ethernet used coax cables, the max. length of the segment was not because of the signal strength. It was because with the max. length of an Ethernet segment the first half of the ethernet data packet was on the cable, if now the computer on the other side started to send a packet too, a collision would not be detected, and the packet would be lost.