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committee was thus formed and standardized 100BaseVG. The
rest is history.

(1998-06-30)

100VG-AnyLAN

{100BaseVG}

10base2

(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.

(1995-11-14)

10base5

(Or "thicknet" - "thick {Ethernet}") The original
"full spec" variant of {Ethernet} cable, using a stiff, large
diameter {coaxial} cable with an {impedance} of 50 ohms and
with multiple shielding. The outer sheath is usually yellow
so it is often just called "yellow cable". The "10" means 10
{Mbps}, "base" means "baseband" as opposed to {radio
frequency} and "5" means a maximum single cable length of 500
metres.

10base5 cable is designed to allow transceivers to be added
while existing connections are live. This is achieved using a
"vampire tap" - a device which (with sufficient practise)
clamps onto the cable, forcing a spike through the outer
shielding to contact the inner conductor while other spikes
bite into the outer conductor. This is often built into the
transceiver and a more flexible multi-wire cable carries the
connection between the transceiver and the {node}.

Compare {10base2}, {10baseT}.

[Does the cable have an official name?]

(1998-06-27)

10baseT

A variant of {Ethernet} which allows stations to