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From: lairdkb@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Kyler Laird)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans
Subject: Re: another 10BaseT wiring question
Message-ID: <9770@mentor.cc.purdue.edu>
Date: 6 Apr 91 23:55:17 GMT
References: <9736@mentor.cc.purdue.edu> <1991Apr6.151024.7638@netcom.COM>
Reply-To: lairdkb@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Kyler Laird)
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In article <1991Apr6.151024.7638@netcom.COM> jbreeden@netcom.COM (John Breeden) writes:
>In article <9736@mentor.cc.purdue.edu> lairdkb@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Kyler Laird) writes:
>>I'm looking for something like a harmonica adapter that would allow me to
>>plug in 12 RJ-45 connectors and come out with a 50-pin telco connector.
>Contact any of the large telco distributers (like Graybar), or AT&T Network
>Systems - what you're looking for is pretty common - in the world of phones.

Hmm...I suspected this, but am wary.  The problem I assume I'll encounter is
a person who keeps saying "Sure, 6 RJ-45 (8 conductor) to a 50-pin telco.  No
problem."

I have already found a harmonica adapter with RJ-45's in and a 50-pin out.  The
problem I'm having is that RJ-45 is 8 conductor and 10BaseT is only 4 conductor
but it uses RJ-45 connectors (more on that in another ongoin thread...).  So
the adapters I've found so far (Inmac...) have only 6 (6*8=48) RJ-45's in.

So...I don't want what I assume would be a standard 'phone adapter since I
only want half of the connections (1,2,3,6 at that!) used.

I look forward to finding out that I'm wrong and life is good.  I'd appreciate
a pointer to Graybar.

Thanks!

--kyler