[rescue] 10Base-FL

[George Adkins]

On Friday 08 February 2002 02:26 pm, you wrote:
> > 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.

I have 2 pairs of Whisperlan transcievers, these are the big cigar-box sized 
ones that plug into wall current via a three-prong plug.  IIRC the drive 
distance for these puppies is about 40km over SMF and 4 km over MMF...