On Thu, Sep 12, 2002 at 08:49:21PM -0400, Matthew Weier O'Phinney wrote: > The rates I've seen are between 5 and 7Mbit/s -- slower than 10BaseT, I'm > not sure what 10Base2 rates are, so judge for yourself. And the > ones I've seen so far only allow you to connect two boxes -- but there > may be others around. > > My take on why you don't see them around much is because ethernet > networks are so cheap and easy to implement. However, with the upcoming > USB 2.0 standard, they will be faster, and it's possible the idea might > take off. I have to say, the fewer types of connections I have to > manage, the better (I currently have a parallel printer, a serial palm > cradle, cat5 ethernet, ps/2 keyboard, stereo jacks, usb > mouse/hub/scanner, and monitor all connected to a workstation... and if > it weren't for the usb scanner, I'd have a scsi card in there as > well...!) > > Are you wanting to do this for the novelty of it? to see if you can do > it? or would an ethernet network solve the problem? Right now, until > there are cheap usb 2 solutions out there, I don't see any reason to > pursue it unless you really have an itch to scratch -- but that's just > my 2 cents. > > --Matthew
Just interested. I already have a network working fine at the moment. But I only have cheap 10Mb coax network cards (10Base2 means a 10Mb coax connection). So the throught put is pretty mediocre. But more than enough for what I actually need, so it is really just a scratchy itch thing. Cheers Geoff -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
