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- From: dgoldst@medusa.unm.edu (David Goldstein)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans.ethernet
- Subject: Re: Mixing RG58/U and RG-59 cable
- Message-ID: <26JUL199212374999@medusa.unm.edu>
- Date: 26 Jul 92 19:37:00 GMT
- Article-I.D.: medusa.26JUL199212374999
- References: <2017@tivoli.UUCP>
- Organization: University of New Mexico School of Medicine
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- In article <2017@tivoli.UUCP>, mikec@tivoli.com (Michael Callahan) writes...
- >We had a happy network work wired out of RG58/U cable. Then we had a
- >network company come in and wire more offices. They used RG-59 cable
- >for the wiring.
- >
- >After the wiring, the network did not work well. Many retransmissions
- >occurred. I ran a wire (RG58/U) to bypass the new wire and the
- >problems went away. Prior to bypassing the suspect wire, I moved our
- >repeater to shorten the cable far more than the length of the new
- >wire. This should have elimiated the chance that the cable was just
- >made too long.
- >
- >Is the problem likely to be the mix of wire? Or is it likely to be another
- >problem such as a bad strand of cable or connector? Or should I just have
- >them replace all the new wire with the "correct" RG58/U, or should we look
- >for another cause?
- >
- >
- > Thanks,
- > Mike Callahan
- > mikec@tivoli.com
- > (512) 794-9070
-
- RG59 is video wire 75 ohms, it is not to be used for networking in
- any way shape or form. I would consult your company's attorney.
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