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From: swb@lasspvax.UUCP (Scott Brim)
Newsgroups: net.med
Subject: Re: ethernet in a hospital
Message-ID: <767@lasspvax.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 4-Jan-86 22:59:05 EST
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Posted: Sat Jan  4 22:59:05 1986
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References: <188@bigtuna.UUCP> <1895@saber.UUCP> <623@osiris.UUCP> <783@petrus.UUCP> <8192@ucla-cs.ARPA>
Reply-To: swb@lasspvax.UUCP (Scott Brim)
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Organization: LASSP, Cornell University
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Keywords: ethernet, reliability
Summary: 

In article <8192@ucla-cs.ARPA> dgc@ucla-cs.UUCP (David G. Cantor) writes:
>What, for example, if the technician who installs "vampires" makes a
>mistake and, while installing one, shorts the cable just while the
>ethernet is being used to monitor some critical life support function?
>David G. Cantor

This isn't the right newsgroup for this and I'm reluctant to follow up,
but since it's started here:  David, the only way to run an Ethernet is
to pre-install (preferably cascaded) DELNIs in closets with restricted
access, or (unpreferably) install them at scheduled network down
times.  This avoids the danger you describe, and you also have much
better possibilities for problem isolation and trouble shooting, so if
your cable has problems you can get it back up in a hurry.  Ethernets
really are quite solid (depends on the vendors you buy from though). 
							--Scott
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