RE: Cabling Question...

["Chuck Lewis" <clewis@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Nice information Paul, thanks !

The run from the wiring closet is not vary far and then the terminal and the
printer are no more than 2-3 feet apart so that is probably why we are
getting away with it. Since remodeling is going on I will have another drop.
Added.

Thanks !

Chuck

-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of PaulMmn
Sent: Friday, September 10, 2004 12:31 AM
To: Chuck Lewis
Cc: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Cabling Question...

Chuck--

The problem with daisy chaining with baluns in the link is that each 
balun nibbles away at the signal strength.  Eventually, with enough 
baluns, random errors will crop up and things will go kablooey!

Of course, a lot also depends on the initial signal strength, how 
long the cable sections between baluns are, and how many baluns you 
use.  We used to get away with 2 pair in a run-- one at each end of 
the cable from the system to the 1st device, and another pair on the 
cable from the 1st device to the 2nd device.

In your case, since it worked once, chances are it will work again.   (:

If you're rewiring, make sure the new wires are Cat 5 or better.  You 
should be able to run twinax over the Cat 5 cables until you switch 
over to TCPIP.  We have some IBM 6400 printers that have both 
parallel and Twinax ports.  We use units from CLI-- these hook 
between a TCPIP line and the parallel port, and let the printer work 
on an Ethernet network.

--Paul E Musselman