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From: toad@athena.mit.edu (John P. Jackson)
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Subject: Re: ethernet over twisted pair
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Date: 30 Dec 90 09:26:29 GMT
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In article <90361.180653JAYMS@CUNYVM.BITNET> JAYMS@CUNYVM writes:
>Anyone have any experience or info about ethernet cards over twisted
>pair connections. I'd like to use pre-wired telephone cabling and have
>the convenience of Phonenet connectors - or close. What's this I hear
>about a new ethernet hardware/standard from Apple?
>
>I'd like to avoid running separate cable for thin BNC style ethernet.
>Any info would be appreciated. Please reply directly to me. Thanks!

Well, I installed a LattisNet network, which is made by Western Digital.
LattisNet is a pre-10 Base T ethernet protocol.  I found that it just wouldn't
stay up for more than an hour or two when I had it connected through telephone
wiring that was already supporting a phone system in the same cable.  I had
to run it on phone cable that was subsequently installed soley for the 
purpose of the network.  Racal Interlan in Boxborough, MA is now making
UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair, ie., most phone system cable these days) ethernet
interface cards for the Macintosh.  I know they are not the only ones, also.

JJ