Sun Feb 17 06:21:06 2002

(Edited by AllYorBaseRBelong2Us at 12:22 am on Feb. 17, 2002)

Sun Feb 17 07:04:51 2002

However a quick search on google reveals that it is the type type of connector that coaxial network cable has.

Sun Feb 17 07:18:03 2002

Old Skewl.

Sun Feb 17 07:50:17 2002

Sun Feb 17 10:37:10 2002

Hehehe, I haven't used a BNC for, 3 years. :) I'm l33t. But I might as well have been, only reason I switched to Cat5 was the lesser amount of cabling going everywhere.

Sun Feb 17 10:38:03 2002

I currently run a 100 switched lan that has some really nice speeds, it's faster than some of the HD's I have in my cheapy linux box.

Sun Feb 17 15:26:51 2002

However, in post whorishness, I felt the need to continue.

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Sun Feb 17 17:30:18 2002

I encountered them on an ARCNet system I was replacing with a Windows Workgroup. Revel in my experience.

Sun Feb 17 20:34:35 2002

The advantage is that the cable is fairly thick, so the signal quality is better than over Cat-5, and there is a funny little ring thingy that you can turn clockwise about 45 degrees or so that "locks" the cable to the BNC connector, so it won't slip out even if yanked.

Sun Feb 17 21:31:45 2002

Mon Feb 18 00:37:07 2002

and there is a funny little ring thingy that you can turn clockwise about 45 degrees or so that "locks" the cable to the BNC connector, so it won't slip out even if yanked.

It does, however, make your expensive monitor topple over and smash on the floor! Hurrah!

Network cables are even more fun. Especially when you manage to trip and not only destroy a DEC LPx, not only rip a cable connector out of the wall, but also bring down an entire segment of a well known soap powder manufacturer in Port Sunlight.  This is known as a "hat trick"

Wed Feb 20 20:46:15 2002

The bayonet being the two little nubs that the nut latches on to.

Thu Feb 21 04:47:15 2002

I remember how all the old schools ethernet cards all had BNC and RJ-45 jacks at the back. Now they only have the single typical ethernet style jack and what not.

WHAT NOT!!!

phe34r!

Thu Feb 21 14:02:20 2002

Aren't BNC's limited to the distances that can be had between the two connections? Plus don't BNC's have to connect as daisy chains or something like that?

I remember how all the old schools ethernet cards all had BNC and RJ-45 jacks at the back. Now they only have the single typical ethernet style jack and what not.

Thu Feb 21 18:13:24 2002

This leads all sorts of fun crap like users taking down segments and terminator voodoo

Not to mention it was way more expensive than 10Base-T. Only token ring cabling made 10Base-2 look cheap.

Thu Feb 21 19:53:50 2002

i was always told bnc is british naval connector, which leads to neverending jokes about how gay 10base2 is.  HAN HAN HAN!

i've got bnc hookups on my 17" monitor. however, i've got no cables for it, and just one rca-bnc converter i could plug into it, though it would do me no good.  

Thu Feb 21 20:57:33 2002

i've got bnc hookups on my 17" monitor. however, i've got no cables for it, and just one rca-bnc converter i could plug into it, though it would do me no good.

Fri Feb 22 01:31:06 2002

I'm not sure if the last workstation on a line could have it just plugged in or if it always had to be in a loop. I skipped that era of networking tech ;)

The NICs at either end had a terminator that installed on the other end of the T connector.  If I had one handy, I'd snap a pic for you.

IIRC, one of the terminated ends was supposed to be grounded as well -- not that I've ever seen anyone do this, mind you.