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- From: dos@major.panix.com (Dave O'Shea)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans.ethernet
- Subject: Re: 10BaseT Questions
- Keywords: 10BaseT
- Message-ID: <4moywB1w165w@major.panix.com>
- Date: 6 Jan 93 15:24:14 GMT
- References: <1992Dec27.020941.12384@mr.med.ge.com>
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- blc@med.ge.com (Brett Chapman) writes:
-
- > I have a simple Question on 10BaseT. I see that the equipment we use
- > use pins 1, 2, 3, and 6 on an 8 contact connector. This is actually not too
- > convenient. If you use standard 8 wire (4-pair) cable, pins 1 and 2 are pair
- > but pins 3 and 6 are not.
-
- True for Weco wiring, but networks are wired so that pairs are on 1-2,
- 3-6, 4-5, 7-8.
-
-
- > 1.) Does anyone know why we use pins 1, 2, 3, and 6?
-
- I'm sure there's a more technical answer, but they're just the first two
- pairs in the cable. Token ring usually uses the 3-6, 4-5 pairs, so this
- is at least a good way to differentiate the two.
-
- > 2.) Is there any way to measure the effect of having 3 and 6 in
- > separate pairs? Has anyone else measured this?
-
- Yes (by accident; contractor never heard of 10baseT wiring). "It doesn't
- work" is the best measurement I got. :) (actually, it worked on some of
- the shorter runs, but the longer ones were flaky. After the contractor
- reattached his kneecaps and changed the punchdowns, it worked just fine.
-