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- Date: Sat, 2 Jan 1993 20:17:23 GMT
- From: dave@westmark.com (Dave Levenson)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom
- Subject: Re: About a Second Line in My Home
- Message-ID: <telecom13.5.4@eecs.nwu.edu>
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- In article <telecom12.927.7@eecs.nwu.edu>, Ben Black <76672.2564@Compu
- Serve.COM> writes:
-
- > I've ordered a second line in my home for computer use. There is
- > standard four wire cable in the wall (red/green/yellow/black.)
-
- > Can I use the unused pair (yellow/black) for the second line, saving
- > me the trouble of running a new pair all the way to the network
- > interface?
-
- You can use the second pair in a length of quad station wire for a
- second line, BUT: expect to find crosstalk between the first and
- second line. How much crosstalk will depend upon how many feet of
- quad you use. Voice users probably won't interfere with each other.
- Modem sounds will probably be faintly audible to voice users of the
- other line. Ringing will be the most noticable noise that bleeds
- through. A ring of your voice phone will likely cause a few dropped
- bits on your modems.
-
- I recommend, if at all possible, that you either use a separate piece
- of cable, or use cable with two or more twisted pairs for multi-line
- service.
-
-
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