What is a twinax

[iredge]

hI,

Just out of curiosity...does anyone knows what a twinax is and is it compatible with a RG45, if of course you got the plug adaptator.

 

[Nodsu]

Twinax is an interconnect by IBM, it encompasses everything from cable to the communication protocol.

RJ45 is a plug and nothing more. You can attach it to absolutely anything.. 110V mains - no problem, cable TV - go ahead, feel free to use it as a door to your ant farm Whether this kind of connection is "standard" or of any use, is another matter.

There are controllers that let you tunnel twinax across TCP/IP. I don't think you can feed twinax directly through CAT5 or any other cables - the thing seems to want termination and such and a non-twinax cable will probably break it.

 

[DelJo63]

as I recall Twinax is a CURRENT driven technology while ethernet is voltage.

 

[iredge]

Ok so does anyomne know what a Twinax is?

Ok so does anyomne know what a Twinax is? Is it a cable, is it a plug, is it a network? Is it a fish?