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echo: lan
to: MIKE BILOW
from: ALLAN LEE
date: 1997-12-11 14:01:00
subject: New to networking

 AL> I read an Arcnet FAQ and the person who wrote the faq said
 AL> that one can use other cables besides the preferred coaxial
 AL> cable (which is RG-62 93 Ohm), like a TV antenna cable
 AL> (RG-59 75 Ohm).
 MB> ARCnet is very tolerant.  You can use RG-59 cable, but 
 MB> the impedance mismatch will result in greater effective 
 MB> loss and therefore shorter maximum length.
 So I can use RG-59 cables, but the only loss is shorter maximum length?
 Thanks for answering those questions.. things are starting to clear up!
 
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