10base2
(networking)(Or "cheapernet") The variant of Ethernet that
uses thin coaxial cable (RG-58 or similar), as opposed to
10base5 cable.
The "10" means 10 Mbps, "base" means "baseband" as opposed to radio frequency and "2" means a maximum single cable length of 200m.
The "10" means 10 Mbps, "base" means "baseband" as opposed to radio frequency and "2" means a maximum single cable length of 200m.
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10Base2
An earlier 10 Mbps Ethernet standard that used a thin coaxial cable. Network nodes were attached to the cable via T-type BNC connectors in the adapter cards. Also called "thin Ethernet," "ThinWire," "ThinNet" and "Cheapernet," 10Base2 had a distance limit of 607 feet. See 10Base5, 10Base-T, Ethernet and CSMA/CD. |
| 10Base2 "Thin" Ethernet |
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| 10Base2 used a thin coaxial cable attached to each node using BNC T-connectors. |
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