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    Is 93 ohms coax ok to use instead of 50 ohms coax for ethernet card

    I made a mistake of buying a used coax cable from a computer market that I found out later is an
    RG-62 from the marking of the cable sheath, I did a search and found out RG-62 is for ARCnet
    and/or IBM SNA. And that I should have bought an RG-58 instead for my 2 nic card 10base2. The
    RG-62 is a 93 ohms and Rg-58 is a 5o ohms. I already got the correct 50 ohms terminator. Could I
    continue using the RG-62 as it is working all right with my 10base2 NIC card. I have no problem
    with my 2 computer connected as peer to peer. But I am worried it might damage my NIC card at a
    later time. The user guide specifically says an RG-58 is needed .

    Also is the green led at the NIC card used for the twisted wire only (RJ-45)? As I am using the coax
    RJ-62 the green led is not lit up nor flickering it just stay off, but everything is working network wise.

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    If it's working now, and you're not going to get anywhere near the 185m standard for 10B2 then leave it - I wouldn't have thought you will cause any damage (I've used all sorts of strange cable in the past over short distances and few devices).

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    Thanks for the reply. Yes I only got a short coax cable about 3.5 meters only and its been a month now and everything is a OK. Nice hearing about what your experience was.
    OZ

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