Date: Wed, 05 Jul 2000 14:04:03 -0400 From: Mitch Collinsworth <mkc@Graphics.Cornell.EDU> To: "Jason" <jsmethers@pdq.net> Cc: freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: RJ45 Message-ID: <200007051804.OAA01164@larryboy.graphics.cornell.edu> In-Reply-To: Message from "Jason" <jsmethers@pdq.net> of "Mon, 03 Jul 2000 21:24:40 CDT." <005f01bfe55f$0b18ed20$73ce1f40@pdq.net>
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>> > 1 and 2 should be a pair, and 3 and 6 should be a pair. The rest >> > don't matter. >> >> ...unless you're doing Gigabit Ethernet over copper, which uses all 8 >> wires. >> > >... or you want fully standards compliant cables. The other pairs should >also be properly connected so they may be terminated and reduce any >potential cross talk. But anyone who designs and installs quality networks >doesn't cut corners, right? You don't need to connect and terminate the other pairs if you're not using them. And if you're not using them you don't need a 4-pair cable. I've seen plenty of 2-pair cables that run BaseT ethernet just fine. Are you expecting cross-talk on non-existant pairs? -Mitch To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message
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