Path: utzoo!dciem!nrcaer!scs!spl1!laidbak!att!pacbell!ames!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!bgsuvax!denbeste From: denbeste@bgsuvax.UUCP (William C. DenBesten) Newsgroups: comp.protocols.appletalk Subject: Re: PhoneNet cabling Message-ID: <2353@bgsuvax.UUCP> Date: 3 Jun 88 16:37:38 GMT Article-I.D.: bgsuvax.2353 References: Organization: Bowling Green State University B.G., Oh. Lines: 16 From article , by KAMBVL@BLEKUL13.BITNET (Guido Dilles): > > We have several spare pairs of 0.8 square millimeter solid copper > cable between 2 buildings (a 250 meter stretch). > > Can we use them as a PhoneNet LocalTalk 'backbone' or do we need to > put in new standard twisted pair cabling :-( ? No problem using it. To connect it in, get two modular jacks, and hook one wire up to the black cable and the other wire to the yellow cable. Phone net is very forgiving in what you use for cable. -- bill denbesten denbeste@bgsu.edu