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from: David Wei
date: 2007-01-14 00:17:02
subject: Re: [OS2HW] Can I use telephone wiring?

Hummm, what about power line networks? Those simply inject and extract
network data into/from your power lines, and convert it into Ethernet.

Since I don't have too much faith with telephone grade cables :P

Jerry Prather wrote:
>
> On Sun, 14 Jan 2007 07:41:08 +0800, David Wei wrote:
>
> >Telephone cables are usually CAT 3 cables while ethernet are usually CAT
> >5 or better. I'd just recommend getting a box of CAT 5 cable and use
> >that instead.
> >
> >Since:
> >
> >#1 CAT 5 cable by the box are inexpensive.
> >#2 CAT 5 cables does not have any sorts of OS/2 compatibility problems
> >whatsoever... :P
>
> Your logic is excellent. Unfortunately, it is not a simple
> matter of pulling CAT3 cable and replacing it with CAT5 cable as
> it is an exterior run through vinyl siding and around brick.
> Also the existing CAT3 cable also serves my primary phone line.
> So it's all a matter of running a new cable...
>
> Cheers,
>
> _
> "Our accomplishments are the things that make us,
> upon our death, better late than never."
> - Dennis E. Powell
>
>  



 
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