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- From: brydon@asl.slb.com (Harvey Brydon (918)250-4312)
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- Subject: Re: Hooking VT's up with 4-wire phone line?
- Message-ID: <1992Nov10.123242.5994@slcs.slb.com>
- Date: 10 Nov 92 12:32:42 GMT
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- In article <00963279.399FBD40.10331@psuedvax.psu.edu>, ken@PSUEDVAX.PSU.EDU
- ("Kenneth J. Hoover") writes:
- >
- > Can anyone please tell me how/if it is possible to run VT-series
- >terminals by grafting DB25 connectors onto the end of 4-wire telephone line?
- >
- > We have hundreds of feet of 4-wire line, and I've seen it done before.
- >This could save us many $$$ if it is possible so we don't have to purchase
- >data cables pre-made.
-
- What you call 4 wire telephone cable is more than likely 2 pair. To hook up
- to RS-232, connect one wire in each pair to pins 2 and 3. Both of the other
- wires should go to pin 7 and/or 1. I did this satisfactorily connecting one
- to 1, the other to 7. You won't be able to make really long cable runs.
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