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From: jens@cadsun.corp.mot.com (Jens von der Heide)
Subject: Re: another 10BaseT wiring question
Message-ID: <1991Apr16.225552.6195@cadsun.corp.mot.com>
Organization: Motorola Inc., Software Research and Development, Rolling Meadows, IL
References: <9736@mentor.cc.purdue.edu> <1991Apr10.035307.29375@netcom.COM> <1991Apr10.172500.24529@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> <1991Apr15.213830.9317@jhereg.osa.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Apr 91 22:55:52 GMT

andrew@jhereg.osa.com (Andrew C. Esh) writes:

>I would rather avoid 50-pin stuff too. I have seen wiring closets where
>they have gone wild with these things, and have introduced a lot of EMI
>after all the cross connections.......
> ...... What's wrong with a mass of RJ45s going stright from hub to the
>wall? I do it in my machine room. It works.
>-- 
>Andrew C. Esh			andrew@osa.com
>Open Systems Architects, Inc.


	I'm a little bit dismayed that 50-pin connectors weren't included
in the 10BaseT standards.  Every set-up has its nuance, but, I've been
in closets were 400+ workstations were connected.  400 cross connects
are much nicer than a mass of RJ45 jumper cables.  I'd bet there are
more machines running with 50-pin connectors than the DB-9 connectors
included in the standard (Maybe I'm missing a large market, like 
defense related industries?).

	I'll agree its always desirable to limit the number of connections
in the chain.  We use one cross connect, from "station" to "data" in the
loop and it works quite well.
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