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- From: Karoly Trombitas <trombi@mail.lias.kfki.hu>
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.datacomm,comp.dcom.modems,comp.dcom.fax,comp.dcom.lans.misc,comp.dcom.lans.ethernet,comp.dcom.cabling,misc.consumers.house,comp.sys.amiga.networking
- Subject: Re: Phone Wire
- Date: 21 Feb 1996 17:09:45 GMT
- Organization: Central Research Institute for Physics
- Message-ID: <4gfjkp$n77@sunserv.kfki.hu>
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- earthstar@grumpy.magg.net (Greg_Blanchard) wrote:
-
- > ...
- > I want to start with a line to my modem (naturally). My neighbor had some
- > wire left over from a computer installation and he thinks it might work.
- >
- > The wire has the following printed on it:
- >
- > AT&T-D DD 2001 004C 4/24 (UL) TYPE CMP
-
- It will work. This is not a CAT3 cable, but almost. The supported
- maximum speed application is 10BaseT (10Mbps).
-
- >
- > The only thing that bothers me is that the conductors are all parallel.
- > There is no twist at all.
-
- It's a UTP cable so there must be, but don't expect more than 2 twists/FT.
-
- >
- > Wouldn't "Twisted Pair" or Type 3 be better for a telephone wire that
- > will go 100' through my attic??? Since this line will go to my modem
- > I want to keep the line as "clean" as possible and UTP isn't all that
- > expensive.
- >
- > Please give my your thoughts and experiences on this.
- >
- > Greg
-
- Don't forget the jacks and connectors, (if you use two lines from one jack)
- as most of the crosstalk comes from there.
-
- Trombi
-