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From: long@mcntsh.enet.dec.com (Rich Long)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: network basics...
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Date: 23 Jun 91 12:48:03 GMT
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In article <11089@idunno.Princeton.EDU>, adchen@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Anthony Dunyeh Chen) writes...
>The other day, my roommates and I wired up our very own 3-mac network in
>our room using TOPS TeleConnectors (DIN-8). (ooh ahh 8-)  Anyway, my
[runs Appletalk on same wire to which the phones are attached]

 My understanding is that Phonenet uses two wires, and the phone use the other
 two, of the four conductors in RJ-11 cable. Since the phone normally uses two
 wires, this is how the phone company can hook up a second line for you
 without major renovations. I thought about doing what you did when I hooked
 up my network, but my concern was that the Appletalk stuff would modulate the
 phone company network, and I'd get billed for calls to bizzare places! Can
 anyone clear this up for sure?

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