Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!cmcl2!rutgers!mtune!westmark!dave
From: dave@westmark.UUCP (Dave Levenson)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans
Subject: Re: Info wanted on twisted pair lans
Message-ID: <318@westmark.UUCP>
Date: 22 Dec 87 04:40:07 GMT
References: <251@syntrex.uucp>
Organization: Westmark, Inc., Warren, NJ, USA
Lines: 25
Keywords: phone wire, ethernet, banyan, novell

In article <251@syntrex.uucp>, roytar@syntrex.uucp (Roy Tarantino) writes:
> Hi,
> I'm collecting information on any experiences running Banyan Vines
> or Novell (or any net os) on twisted pair wire.  My problem is that
> I know there is 4 pair wire in the walls but the type and quality
> is unknown (I know its not IBM type 3).  Some of the solutions I've
> read about include:
> 
>   Pronet 4 on type 3 cable
>   3com's pair tamer
>   Starlan (not really in the running)


I'm not sure why you say Starlan is not really in the running, but
it works, using two-pair telephone station wire of the kind that's
likely to be in the wall.

Yes, I know there is a four-pair connector on the AT&T Starlan
board, but it only uses two pair.  You can run Novell Netware on it,
or the AT&T Starlan software (which they bought from 3com).
-- 
Dave Levenson
Westmark, Inc.		A node for news.
Warren, NJ USA
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