Re: Twinax and Balun's Wiring question

Yes, we do it all the time.

"Art Tostaine, Jr." wrote:

> 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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