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Networking: Hub with BNC

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by peter

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Hi,

i am just triing to build my first Home-Network and got meself a Hub which includes an BNC-connection.
Since one of the computers is about 20-30m away from the Hub i'd like to go with BNC.

Does anybody know which resistance (50/75 Ohm) the cable needs to have and if i need a terminator at the end of the line ?
My docus dont say anything here.

thanks
peter

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by mckaytech

The cable should be RG-58/U (50 ohm)and must be terminated at both ends. The conventional way to do that is install a tee-connector on each BNC port, put the terminator on one end of the tee and your active cable on the other.

But at 20-30 meters, Category5 would still work very well if you have any trouble rounding up the cable and connectors for BNC.

paul

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