[olug] High-tech wiring

[Dave Thacker]

On Saturday 23 August 2008 14:19:25 Will Langford wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 11:12 PM, Obi-Wan <obiwan at jedi.com> wrote:
> > > > http://lxer.com/module/newswire/view/107447/
> > >
> > > I'll admit to doing something like this back when I was a broke kid and
> > > needed to convert a serial cable into a null modem cable, though....
> >
> > It would work a lot better on a serial cable that doesn't have to
> > worry about RFI and crosstalk between lines.
>
> A coworker and I were discussing the plausibility of this actually working
> if ya kept the twisted pairs twisted as close as possible to the wire nuts
> and stuff.... not including external interference.

The "restoration" company that repaired my house after the fire tried a 
similar tactic with one of the burned cat 5 lines.     They were asked to fix 
their work.   

Dave