Re: cross connects and their pound of flesh

[Joe Hamelin <joe () nethead com>]

David said:* Gotta watch out for specifying T1 when you want Ethernet- they
could just give you 4 wires on pins 1,2,4,5 :)*

I think Patrick was thinking back in the days when Ethernet was just two
pairs.  You could get away with a lot on 10BaseT, I've even used dry telco
pairs between buildings when I was in a tight spot.  Nice clean T1 pairs
through at DSX panel was quite common before we had fancy things like fiber
meet-me-rooms.  SIX started with midnight cable runs in the drop ceiling.

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Joe Hamelin, W7COM, Tulalip, WA, +1 (360) 474-7474