Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote:
Tim wrote:
On Wed, 2007-12-12 at 13:07 -0700, Karl Larsen wrote:
First your talking about ethernet cards. They usually mate with a
standard cable which in the USA we call it a category 5 cable
available everywhere. It is white and has plastic large telephone
connector on it, or you buy an expensive crimper and put the
connectors on as you like.
Your arguments are as nonsensical as: All cats have four legs,
therefore that small four-legged beast over there must be a cat
(actually, it's a dog).
Category 5 cabling is a specification for the wire, itself (frequency
handling, number of conductors, etc.). There is nothing that says it
must be white, there's nothing that says it's ethernet cable. It's used
for telephone wire, non-ethernet data connections in light dimmers, and
a plethora of other things.
What you said is as silly as saying RG-58/U is "ethernet" cable. It's
not, it's cable. It *can* be used for ethernet, it can also be used for
other things.
Only the other day I used 100 metres of *blue* Cat5 to run around the
edge of a theatre for intercom wiring while we filmed a concert. It
also comes in red and beige.
I uses some pretty green CAT 5 to connect up security cameras in a
sub shop. No networking there either. I believe one pair carries
power, one carries audio, and another pair carries video. One cable
per camera. They even use the same plugs/jacks, so you can use
pre-built cables instead of building your own. (Or barrow the cable
for a temporary network connection...)
Mikkel
I went into Home Dept for another thing and went by their cat cable
location and discovered it is now cat 5E or 6 that you can buy. There is
a cheaper crimper for the connector and they do have 4 or 5 colors. The
guy at the store said none of the cable is going to survive long
outdoors. Here it is the sun.
Karl
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