is 10base2 cable better than 100baseT cable?
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I don't know if anywone uses the old BNC stuff anymore. Used to be widely used.  100baseT is used for higher speed transmissions than 10base technology.  So if faster=better, then no, 10base2 is not better than 100baseT.\n\nEdit: I see they are still selling the old stuff. Perhaps the lower speed and better shielding might be better suited to some environments.
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Yes, but i wouldnt recommond it, Get a Crossover Network Cable, 1/100/1000 Max speeds shall bear 56k any day.
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The standard gives the maximum length of cable is 100 meters.\n\nIf you need longer, look into coax or fiber-optic cable.  Or put an amplifier (switch or hub) at 100 meter intervals.\n\nAnd thanks Janus.  If you are trying to go over 200 meters, you are probably better off useing coax or Fiber.  Then, your limits are 185 meters.  Plus you will find it is more durable and cheaper then all-weather Cat-5/6.  About the only time coax is used anymore is for bridging distances outside.\n\nIf your distances are longer then that, look into some other form of transmission.
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It depends on the use.  If it is going to be used for LAN, with multimedia interactions, the future network would be fiber.  If u look at the cost factor and flexibility in laying the cable, copper CAT-5 would be a cheaper and optimum solution.  But there may be limitations in multimedia communications.
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Serial ATA.  It has an actual data transfer rate of 1.2 gigabits per second (Gbit/s), or 150 megabytes per second.\n\nMuch better than the standard ATA parallel cables.\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SATA
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There are two issues to consider, cable heating and voltage drop.  Of the two, voltage drop is by far the easiest.  You need to determine what the allowable voltage drop in you cable is.  The voltage drop is just I x R where I is the current and R is teh round trip cable resistance.  The specification of 100 kW isn't enough.  If its a high tension 100 kV line, the current is only 1 amp and a run of 16 AWG wire would deliver about 99,999 volts out of the original 100,000 volts to your load.  If its a 100 volt system then a 4 AWG wire would only deliver only 20 volts to the load.  \n\nThe formula for wire resistance (in AWG) is that 10 AWG has 0.001 ohm/ft.  Each increase of 1 in the gauge increases resistance by the cube root of 2 (about 25%).  You calculate by picking what voltage drop you can live with, for the known current figure the resistance, knowing the length figure the resistance per foot, and then pick the AWG using the above.\n\nThe second concern is wire heating.  Although you could do the heat transfer calculations, instead look up the allowable ampacity for any wire in an electrical engineers or NEC handbook.
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1 Cost and custom size to your specs. A ready made\n   100'+ cable can be pretty expensive in comparison and may\n    not be available. \n2 It' a necessity if you're going to fish cables in the walls and \n   other places
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check w/ phone company and cable company...then decide betweent the 2\nfyi dsl's speed is not effected by the number of ppl on at once but cable is
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As you can see from the answers above, and from any online research you are about to do, you have asked a VERY GOOD question, to which there are many different answers!  That's because the answer to your question, cable versus DSL, is "it depends".  Some people have a better experience with DSL.  Most people have a better experience with cable.  And still other groups of people couldn't care less, because either cable or DSL will be many times faster than their old dialup.  In my own case, I tried DSL and it was lousy because my neighborhood was too far from the nearest telco central office, and this makes a difference as the bandwidth you get depends on how many thousands of feet of telephone wiring there is in your local loop.  So not only did I go with cable for Internet service, but I also dumped Verizon and my telephone service is over the cable too.  I'm very happy with it overall.  Although it is true the with DSL you have your own switched, dedicated bandwidth, versus cable where the bandwidth is shared among all your neighbors, you will not likely notice this effect.  I say that because CableVision, Comcast, etc, are constantly upgrading their HFC (hybrid fiber coax) networks, and slowly but surely the fiber (and huge amounts of bandwidth) are getting closer and closer to your home.  As these upgrades continue, there will be gigabits per second of bandwidth at every head-end in every neighborhood and it won't matter that you're sharing a bandwidth pool with your neighbors because you will ALL be able to go at the maximum speed you're paying for.  In addition, many cable companies do or will offer different level of service, where you can pay an extra 5 or $10 per month to have guaranteed amounts of bandwidth if you're a real power user.  You'll be able to get similar DSL offerings with equivalent bandwidths and prices.  So if your home is within a close enough distance to the telco office, it'll be a toss-up as to which you might enjoy more, so decide based on the bandwidth and monthly price.  If distance is an issue, get the cable modem, even if it's 5 or $10 more per month.
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Well USB 2.0 is way faster than serial.  I would go with USB.\nUSB 1.0 goes 12 Mbps vs. Serial goes 115 Kbps.
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10 years- fiber optic?  not yet.  Power cables will be the supply of telecommunications.  the power we currently get runs between 1-60Hz... yet the cables are so wide they can handle well into the Tera-hertz.  Com ed is already experimenting on multiplexing signals to bring voice, TV, and data to... EVERYWHERE!  The power grid encompasses everything and has NO ZONING!  You would travel with a small lightweight access box... plug into the wall... an ethernet cable to the lap top... and voila!  your on YOUR internet and phone account EVERYWHERE you go.  The lines are already laid which means the system is ready to go.  fiber cables still have to be laid all over and run to each and every home and business.\n\n20 years- fiber?  maybe.  its important to remember that there isnt a single technology that utilizes fiber to its full capacity.  how do we know?  because we dont know the maximum bandwidth of fiber cables.\n\n30 years- fiber?  probably.  at this point we should have wireless access everywhere, internet on our wrist watch, and TV streamed directly to our brain by the Motorola/AT&T/Coca-Cola/Chinese Government/ABC-TimeWarner conglomeration.  oh dont forget the TIVO add-on shoe sole insert.
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Yes Cable has a much higher potential to be faster then DSL.  \n\nThe real question is how fast do you need?  I have 6 computers on the same Cable Connection and it runs great! \n\nIf you have more than one computer on the same line Cable is usually faster.  If you have just one computer and are only "surfing" the Internet you will probably never notice a difference bewteen Cable and DSL.  If you are going to stream video and play MMORPG's then Cable may be a better choice.
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12kms >-----> 12 kilo byre per sec\n480  >------> 480 mega byte per sec\n\nso the second on is better for high speed transmission rate
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USB 2.0 serial goes up over 400MBps. COM serial goes over 100KBps.  NICs can go up to 1000MBps.\n\nUSB and COM would require special software for full networking, windows is already configured to support NIC networking.
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If your question is whether cable is "faster" than DSL, check out http://www.broadbandreports.com/faq/129.  The answer is yes, with caveats.
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100ftx100ft = 10,000 sq feet
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Firewire is better as it has far faster transfer rates than USB although you will find more products are USB but you can usually buy a firewire cable