[rescue] 10Base-FL

[James Sharp]

> On Fri, Feb 08, 2002 at 08:12:04PM +0100, Iggy Drougge wrote:
> > Julius Sridhar skrev:
> >
> > >Anyone know where I can get some 10Base-FL transceivers cheap?
> >
> > What's the benefit from running Ethernet over fibre?
>
> You get to brag about it.
>
> Also, you get electrical seperation, which some people feel more comfterble
> with when running ethernet between buildings.
>
> Couldn't tell you why he wants it, but I bet it is related to one of those
> two reasons.

There's also the fact that you can run a -FL or -FX link much farther than
you can run it over copper.

Many KM over multimode fiber versus max of 100 meters over Cat5.