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| 10Base2 | 10Base5 | 10BaseT | |
| TOPOLOGY | Bus | Bus | Star Bus |
| CABLE TYPE | RG-58 Thinnet coax | Thicknet: 3/8in shielded pair transceiver cable | Category 3, 4, or 5 unshielded twisted pair |
| CONNECTION TO ADAPTER CARD | BNC T connector | DIX / AUI | RJ-45 |
| TERMINATOR RESIST | 50 | 50 | N/A (terminator not used) |
| IMPEDANCE (OHMS) | 50 A? 2 | 50 A? 2 | N/A |
| DISTANCE | .5 meters (23in) | 2.5m (8ft) between taps; 50m (164ft) from tap to PC | 100m between transceiver (located @ PC on the NIC) and the hub |
| MAX CABLE SEGMENT LENGTH | 185m (607ft) | 500m (1640ft) | 100m (328ft) |
| MAX SEGMENTS | 5 (using 4 repeaters) with only 3 segments populated | 5 (using 4 repeaters) with only 3 segments populated | 5 (using 4 repeaters) with only 3 segments populated |
| MAX NETWORK LENGTH | 925m (3035ft) | 2640m (8200ft) | N/A |
| MAX PC's PER SEGMENT | 30 (1024 per network) | 100 | 1 (each PC has cable to hub, max PC's limited by hub. 1024 transceivers/LAN unless using connectivity) |