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Lost WAN Conection
All you can do is test you cables for opens or shorts. It sounds as if you have a network problem on your sevice provider side.- Dan0
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- Forum: Data Transmission general discussion
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Cat 3 limitations
It depends on several factors, what type of signal(MHz), voltage used, transmitting equipment and receiving equipment. The assumption is that you wish to substitute CAT3 cable in place of CAT5. This will only work in a very low speed data network such as 10baseT. If you try to push 100MHz it...- Dan0
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- Forum: Data Transmission general discussion
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Minimum Cat 5x patch cord length?
Industry standards for patch cable is based on combined length of the patch cable and the work area outlet cable. There is a variation based on stranded or solid conductors. It is generally recommened that you should not use a patch cable under one meter. While it is true the shorter the cable...- Dan0
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- Forum: Data Transmission general discussion
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Cable Configurations
The purpose of a cabling system is to provide a structured wiring solution which will serve your needs both in connectivity and applications. The cabling that you would select would depend on your bandwith requirements, area to be served and number of users. There are a number of manufacture...- Dan0
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- Forum: Data Transmission general discussion
