The Twisted History Of Ethernet On Twisted Pair Wiring
hackaday.com
We all take Ethernet and its ubiquitous RJ-45 connector for granted these days. But Ethernet didn’t start with twisted pair cable. [Mark] and [Ben] at The Serial Port YouTube channel are taki…
  • lnxtx (xe/xem/xyr)@feddit.nlEnglish
    2·
    2 months ago

    I wished they selected/invented a better connector (thank telephone legacy).
    It sucks, on both sides: as an user and as a network person.

    • elucubra
      7·
      2 months ago

      They leveraged an immense preinstalled resource. It was, and is, brilliant. I remember replacing two largish networks bnc for the existing pbx install. Pure bliss compared to bnc

    • HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com
      4·
      2 months ago

      I dunno. I can’t just make a usb cable or such to length with just a few tools. I rather liked it and honestly making a bnc was actually a bit more annoying, especially with the little plastic guides which made making rj whatever a snap.