Tracy Johnson wrote:
> Richard Gambrell wrote:
> > I think it unlikely that the cause is the lan connectivity. In any
> > case, the hub is likely to provide slightly better connectivity than
> > thinlan (coax), as long as you use good UTP cable.
>
> Terminology, what is UTP cable?  The CAT5 twisted pair or the fat
> cable with 15~ pins?

Trick question :-)  I can answer part of it...

UTP = Unshielded Twisted Pair.  This can be retroactively applied down
to [certain] PBX [telephone] cable where the wires where conductors are
separated in pairs and "twisted" inside the cable jacket.  The pairs
are not shielded (though the composite cable may be).

CAT3 and CAT5 cable are specifically rated for 10BaseT LAN usage, the
difference being the number and size of the conductors and the shielding
(this is where my knowledge gets fuzzy, I'm sure I'll be corrected so
I'll leave that to someone more at home playing with copper :-) ).

The "fat cable" you refer to sounds like either a full RS-232 (25
conductors) or perhaps an AUI cable (connects AUI LAN connector to a
transceiver).

Jeff Kell <[log in to unmask]>