BNC CONNECTORS COUPLERS
The most common connectors used with Thinnet are BNC, short for British Naval Connector or Bayonet Neill Concelman, connectors. The basic BNC connector is a male type mounted at each end of a cable. This connector has a center pin connected to the center cable conductor and a metal tube connected to the outer cable shield. A rotating ring outside the tube locks the cable to any female connector. BNC T-connectors are female devices for connecting two cables to a network interface card (NIC). A BNC barrel connector facilitates connecting two cables together.