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Re: [PLUG] coupling ethernet cables
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On Thu, 20 Jan 2000, Jack Wilkinson wrote:
>I have two 25-foot ethernet (RJ-45) cables, and I just set up a system 50
>feet away from the nearest hub. Is there any way to couple them together
>effectively? I bought an 8-pin telephone coupler from Radio Shack, but that
>doesn't appear to work, and it says RJ-31 in small print on the back.
Buy 2 RJ-45 jacks, and a 2-module floor baseboard jack. Patch all the
lines over with stranded wire, mount it in the jack, close it up, and
you've got a portable coupler. I've got one that does crossovers, for
those times you want to kick yourself for being underprepared :)
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