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- From: dos@major.panix.com (Dave O'Shea)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans.ethernet
- Subject: Re: Pigtail terminators
- Message-ID: <0208wB3w165w@major.panix.com>
- Date: 11 Jan 93 19:45:20 GMT
- References: <C0nvC8.69F@zoo.toronto.edu>
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- henry@zoo.toronto.edu (Henry Spencer) writes:
-
- > Your intuition is correct. However, don't bother. Ethernets don't
- > need to be grounded to function, as you have found out; indeed, the
- > original Ethernet spec specifically prohibited grounding. This got
- > changed due to safety concerns... which are really relevant only if
- > you're running wiring all over a building. Most Ethernets are not
- > grounded.
-
- Before the blessed invention of 10baseT, I wired up several thousand
- segments of ethernet over coax. Always made sure to ground the end at
- the repeater. Unfortunately, we once had a rather overzealous
- electrician, who grounded both ends.. Messy.
-