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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 ************************************************************ MDC Information Systems Merchants House Merchants Quay Dublin 8 Ireland Tel: +353 1 6791330 http://www.mdc.ie mdcis@iol.ie -----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 > >+--- >| This is the Midrange System Mailing List! >| To submit a new message, send your mail to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com. >| To subscribe to this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-SUB@midrange.com. >| To unsubscribe from this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-UNSUB@midrange.com. >| Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: david@midrange.com >+--- > > +--- | This is the Midrange System Mailing List! | To submit a new message, send your mail to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com. | To subscribe to this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-SUB@midrange.com. | To unsubscribe from this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-UNSUB@midrange.com. | Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: david@midrange.com +---
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