Hello Bob.

 BL>>  Rubbish. On a one-metre cable, it wouldn't matter a rat's arse
 BL>> *where* you terminated it, all the way up to a gigahertz.

 JB> yeah, but I get the feeling that the ethernet cards refuse to work
 JB> unless they see a 25 ohm load.

 JB> as you say I seen no reason why it wouldn't work with a single
 JB> terminator but I feel it'd need to be a 25 ohm resistor. 22 ohms would
 JB> probably be close enough...  Hmm I'll have to score some T connectors
 JB> and liberate one of my BNC cables from the video lash-up and try it
 JB> myself.

This week I happened by a garrage sale and grabbed a BNC cable (approx 10m)
some Tees and terminators, I tried it - nothing like real-world experience.

With a terminator at each end it works, any other setup including, no
terminators, one terminator at one end and both terminators (and both Tees)
at one end doesn't work.

Jasen

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