Editing 10BASE2 (section)

==Comparisons to 10BASE5, use of AUI==
10BASE2 uses [[RG-58|RG-58A/U]] cable or similar for a maximum segment length of 185&nbsp;m as opposed to the thicker [[RG-8]]-like cable used in [[10BASE5]] networks with a maximum length of 500&nbsp;m. The RG-58 type wire used by 10BASE2 was inexpensive, smaller and much more flexible than the specialized RG-8 variant. 10BASE2 can also use [[RG-59]] cable.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=752JrPawu_sC|page=12 |title=802.11 Wireless LAN Fundamentals |isbn=978-1-58705-077-0 |last1=Roshan |first1=Pejman |last2=Leary |first2=Jonathan |date=2004 |publisher=Cisco Press }}</ref><ref name="AN0620">{{cite web |last1=Rajabzadeh |first1=Mohammed |title=Interfacing the DP8392 to 93X and 75X Cable |url=http://bitsavers.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/components/national/_appNotes/AN-0620.pdf |publisher=National Semiconductor |access-date=14 May 2024}}</ref>

An Ethernet [[network interface controller]] (NIC) may include the 10BASE2 transceivers and thus directly provide a 10BASE2 [[BNC connector]] (that the T-connector plugs into), or it may offer an [[Attachment Unit Interface|AUI]] connector that external transceivers (see [[Medium Attachment Unit]]) can connect to. These can be transceivers for 10BASE2, but also for 10BASE5 or 10BASE-T. Some NICs offer both BNC and AUI connectors, or other combinations including BNC and 10BASE-T. With multiple connections, only one connector is designed to be used at the same time.