10base2

<networking>

(Or "cheapernet") The variant of Ethernet that uses thin coaxial cable (RG-58 or similar), as opposed to 10base5 cable.

The "10" means 10 Mbps, "base" means "baseband" as opposed to radio frequency and "2" means a maximum single cable length of 200m.

Last updated: 1995-11-14

Nearby terms:

100BaseTX ♦ 100BaseVG ♦ 100VG-AnyLAN ♦ 10base2 ♦ 10base5 ♦ 10baseT ♦ 120 reset

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