Re: Twinax and Balun's Wiring question

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Art,

Yes, this work fine provided the patch cords don't reverse the polarity (ie
don't use std telephone cords which may or may not work). Both panel and
direct are in use and frequently switched in our office.

Mike Dunnion
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-----Original Message-----
From: Art Tostaine, Jr. <Art@link400.com>
To: midrange-l@midrange.com <midrange-l@midrange.com>
Date: 30 November 1999 22:54
Subject: Twinax and Balun's Wiring question


>I have a small AS/400 setup where all of the PC's are connected through
ethernet.
>
>I still have a twinax console (they can pry it from my cold dead fingers),
and I would like to wire
>it with cat 5 wiring.  I normally purchase a device like a Powerstar that
has one twinax in and 6
>RJ-45 out.  I don't want to purchase that for one twinax device.
>
>Can I just put a balun on the twinax wire out of the 400, connect that to
with a patch cord to an
>RJ-45 jack, then wire that to another RJ-45 jack elsewhere in the office?
The other end would be
>identical, using RJ-45 jack, patch cable to balun, twinax to the terminal?
>
>Can I go through the patch panel instead of hard wiring from one jack to
the other?
>
>The total distance involved is about 15 feet.  I know I could run twinax
through the wall, but that
>would be too easy.
>
>Art Tostaine, Jr.
>CCA, Inc.
>Jackson, NJ 08527
>
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