Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!convex!killer!ames!coherent!dplatt
From: dplatt@coherent.com (Dave Platt)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.appletalk
Subject: Re: How to monitor AppleTalk networks
Message-ID: <5154@coherent.com>
Date: 30 May 88 17:00:37 GMT
References: <32990@linus.UUCP> <1666*kenw@noah.arc.cdn> <599@drexel.UUCP>
Reply-To: dplatt@coherent.com (Dave Platt)
Organization: Coherent Thought Inc., Palo Alto CA
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In article <599@drexel.UUCP> jeff@drexel.UUCP (Jeff White) writes:
> 
>    Can you mix Phonenet and Appletalk wiring on the same cable?  I was under
> the impression that phonenet cable only worked with phonenet transceivers,
> and the same for Apple cabling and transceivers.  Please enlighten me.
> 

It's a bit of a misnomer to speak of "phonenet transceivers" and "Apple
transceivers".  In either case, the "transceiver" is the serial port on
a Mac or other micro-computer;  the PhoneNet/AppleTalk connectors are
passive devices (transformers, etc.) and contain no active (powered)
electronics.

To answer your question, I'll cite the little PhoneNet booklet
that comes with each connector (or, at least, did with the set we bought
back in November):

Page 7:

"PhoneNET and PhoneNET Plus connectors are compatible with Apple Computer's
 AppleTalk connectors and all of them can be combined on the same network."

Page 61:

"PhoneNet connectors and AppleTalk connectors can be mixed on the same
 network.  You simply add PhoneNET connectors to your existing AppleTalk
 network with the PhoneNET to AppleTalk Adaptor Cable (Farallon PN120).

"It is best to avoid using more than one PhoneNET to AppleTalk adaptor
 cable on the same physical network.  With multiple AppleTalk connectors
 on a network, the overall maximum distance is limited to Apple's
 cabling limit of 1000 feet.

"Apple's AppleTalk connectors do not have adequate surge protection to
 attach directly to unshielded telephone wiring.  A PhoneNET connector
 should be attached between the AppleTalk connector and the telephone
 wiring."
 
Hope this answers your question...

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