Ivan’s recent very interesting post on LAN Data Link addressing takes me back. Specifically, footnote #1, referring to “ThickNet” Ethernet: “The coaxial cable had to be bright yellow”. In the US, at least, we also used to call the stuff “Frozen Yellow Garden Hose”, for obvious reasons. The original Ethernet physical medium was rather interesting. […]
Tag: wiring
Layer 1 Friday
My readership is limited, so consider a post to be “viral” if I get more than 2 thumbs up at the bottom of a page. (Incidentally, I’ve only ever gotten one thumbs down, for this post, but I don’t know why.) My 2021 post For the Love of Wiring got 3 thumbs up (!) but […]
For the love of wiring
We’ve moved into a wireless world, which is too bad for me because I love, more than anything, wiring. I miss the days of good old Cat 3 cable, T1 lines, and ISDN BRIs. I miss 66 blocks, punch down tools, cross-connect wire, and tone/probe kits. And butt sets. Especially butt sets. Now I just […]