In a message dated: Tue, 27 Aug 2002 10:52:48 EDT Mark Komarinski said:
>What we would consider "standard" 100Mbit. The Tx has nothing to do >with transmit. Ohhhhhh! Okay, I get it. So 100Mbit doesn't use 4 pair any more? Then why they heck are we still spending all that money on 8-strand cat 5? Cut the prices in half and waste half the amount resources :) >If you think this is confusing, wait till you get to Gig-E over fiber. >Would you like multi-mode or single-mode fiber? How about at least 3 >different kinds of connectors? The fiber part actually doesn't bother me, since I've dealt with it before. Always go MM, and use the little square connectors (sc) if you can, they're easier than the screw-n-twist (st) and a lot better than GBIC :) ( I think I got those correct :) -- Seeya, Paul -- It may look like I'm just sitting here doing nothing, but I'm really actively waiting for all my problems to go away. If you're not having fun, you're not doing it right! _______________________________________________ gnhlug-discuss mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss