Re: Cabling Question
Jason Marshall (marshalj@spots.ab.ca)
Wed, 18 Dec 1996 15:40:57 -0700 (MST)
> Does anyone here use RJ-45 to DB-25 male converters with 8 wire silver satin
> to connect their external modems to a Portmaster 2E ? We are considering
> doing this so that we can get rid of our heavy duty 6 foot molded cable mess
> and replace it with silver satin that's cut to exact length. Our only concern
> is whether the silver satin can handle the 115200 port speed and all of
> the control signals. If this is possible, can you give me your supplier or
> part numbers for the adapters. Thanks.
We use cat5 cable, but only because that's what we have hanging around.
If you keep the distance down, you should be able to run 115200 over
baling wire if you needed to. Obviously, I don't recommend that *8-)
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