Dear Friends, I'm putting together a small network, for classroom use, no essential data transfer, maximum distance to hub 5 meters ( about 15 feet), using cheap NE2000 clone cards, 15 machine max. My question is whether in the above situation there would be a great difference between using the RJ-245 10Base-T connection and cabling, and the BNC 10Base2 port. Do cheap hubs have both connections? Can I combine cable types? many TIA, Michael Beechey, a Canuck in Sucre, Bolivia ----------------------------------------------------------------- "The Earth is but one country, and mankind its citizens" Baha'u'llah ----------------------------------------------------------------- PCBUILD maintains many useful files for download on our web site - visit our download page at: http://nospin.com/pc/files.html