When you configure certain adapters
(for example, the 3Com 503 driver), you need
to specify whether the adapter connects to
``thick,''
``thin'', or
``twisted-pair''
Ethernet cable. Thick and thin are both coaxial cable.
Thick cable is approximately 1/2-inch in diameter, and
thin is approximately 1/4-inch in diameter. Twisted pair
resembles slightly thicker phone cable.
Thick cable (also known as ``10Base5'' and ``DIX'')
uses a 15-pin AUI (Attachment Unit Interface) connector to
connect your adapter to a transceiver, which in
turn connects to the Ethernet cable.
Thin cable (also known as ``10Base2'' and ``Cheapernet'')
uses an on-board transceiver and connects to the
Ethernet with a BNC connector.
Twisted-pair cable (also known as ``10BaseT'') connects to a hub
transceiver using an RJ-45 modular plug connector.