Re: (PM) Diff betw T1-Span & Ethernet Cables?

Jake Messinger (jake@ams.com)
Sun, 16 Nov 1997 16:23:41 -0600 (CST)

On Sun, 16 Nov 1997, Matthew S. Crocker wrote:

> On Sat, 15 Nov 1997, PM Mailing List wrote:
>
> Both Ethernet (10Base-T, 100Base-T) and T1 use 2 pair out of the 4 pair
> cable. The difference is they use different pairs. If you have a cable
> which is straight through and uses all four pairs you can interchange
> them. Some cheap 10Base-T cables are only 2 pair and will not work as a
> T1 cable.

If its not all 8 wires,then its not cat 5 and the book says use cat 5.

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