Types of Coaxial Cable

Thick (ThickNet) cable

It is a rigid cable at about 1.27 centimeters in diameter

It has a transmission speed of 10Mbps
Its maximum cable length is 500 meters
It is used to directly connect computers on older networks but eventually
became popular in backbone implementations between LANs
It uses transceiver MAU(Medium Attachment Unit converts signals on an
Ethernet cable to and from Attachment Unit Interface AUI signals)
Thicknet Connection
Thicknet cable is
connected to a
network using a device
called a transceiver.
This device includes a
piece of equipment
that actually pierces
the cable to connect to
it.
Attachment Unit Interference (AUI)
The AUI (attachment unit interface) is the 15-pin physical connector
interface between a computer's network interface card (NIC) and
an Ethernet cable. On 10Base-5 ("thicknet") Ethernet, a short cable is
used to connect the AUI on the computer with a transceiver on the
main cable. In 10Base-2 or "thinnet" Ethernet networks, the NIC
connects directly to the Ethernet coaxial cable at the back of the
computer.
Intrusive Tap

A network tap is an external monitoring device that mirrors the traffic

that passes between two network nodes. A tap (test access point) is a
hardware device inserted at a specific point in the network to monitor
data.
Vampire Tap
A vampire tap is a connection to a coaxial cable in which a hole is
drilled through the outer shield of the cable so that a clamp can be
connected to the inner conductor of the cable. Avampire tap is used
to connect each device to Thicknet coaxial cable in the bus topology
of an Ethernet 10BASE-T local area network.
 Thin (ThinNet) Cable

It is a flexible coaxial cable at about 0.64 centimeters thick

It was usually the media of choice for almost any type of network installation
It uses BNC connector that is attached to NIC
It has also a transmission speed of 10 Mbps
Its maximum cable length is 185 meters
10BASE2 (also known as cheapernet, thin Ethernet, thinnet, and thinwire) is a
variant of Ethernet that uses thin coaxialcable, terminated with BNC
connectors.
BNC Connector
The BNC (Bayonet NeillConcelman) connector is a miniature quick
connect/disconnect radio frequency connector used for coaxial cable.
It features two bayonet lugs on the female connector; mating is fully
achieved with a quarter turn of the coupling nut