I wouldn't set it up with twisted pair, and a null modem solution would be
both slow and unreliable. The best thing to do would be to either 1: Use
COAX to run the 250 meters, I believe COAX is rated to 300 meters or
something, or 2: (preferred) Use a fiber optic line to run that distance.
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Aaron Blair
Newave Technologies Inc. - http://www.newave.net
"How could this be a problem in a country where we have Intel and
Microsoft?" - Al Gore on Y2K
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kurt Neufeld [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 1999 1:43 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Lan/Wan
>
>
>
> I'm setting up a lan and that's not a problem. The problem is another
> computer that is in a different building about 250 meters away.
>
> We would like this computer to be on the ethernet lan, but I
> think it's too
> far away for UTP. Can you setup 2 modems directly connect
> with a standard
> phone line? ie: not going through the telephone system.
>
> On another topic, could somebody give me a hand with my ftp
> server problem?
> See earlier posting from Monday.
>
> Thanks.
>
>
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