-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 12/20/2012 1:20 PM, Michael Thomas wrote: > I was looking at a Raspberry Pi board and was struck with how large the > ethernet > connector is in comparison to the board as a whole. It strikes me: ethernet > connectors haven't changed that I'm aware in pretty much 25 years. Every other > cable has changed several times in that time frame. I imaging that if anybody > cared, ethernet cables could be many times smaller. Looking at wiring closets, > etc, it seems like it might be a big win for density too. > > So why, oh why, nanog the omniscient do we still use rj45's? > > Mike > > The connector is to ubiquitous to change. Other vendors have addressed the space issue by not supporting Ethernet, but forcing the use of a USB dongle (Macbook Air comes to mind).
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