TSGL: Computer and Phone on CAT5 cable.

[Daniel Frank]

Almost the same performance, the cat6 is coated with gold contacts and that makes it a little bit faster. Can be used for KVM switches (keyboard, video and mouse.

Cat6 cable is used in network applications such as 10Basae-T, 100base-T, 1000Base-T ethernet technology to 100 meters (328 feet) and have been designed specifically for gigabit ethernet applications (gigabit over copper) perform at high data transfer rates and work with ATM and gigabit speed products. These cable delivers improved performance over standard cat5e cables.

Daniel Frank....

-----Original Message-----
From: Al [mailto:alshml at ptd.net] 
Sent: Tuesday, 19 September 2006 9:38 PM
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Subject: Re: TSGL: Computer and Phone on CAT5 cable.


Is there any performance difference between CAT5 and CAT6 cable when used to 
connect modem to PC?


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tilman Brandl" <t.brandl.2 at tplus.at>
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Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2006 5:56 AM
Subject: Re: TSGL: Computer and Phone on CAT5 cable.


Hi Daniel,

.. if you've got the time & nerves to test this kind of setup, just go ahead. Would possibly help some people if you find out that it actually DOES work!

But: From my past knowledge of electronics (from my earlier life as a telecommunications engineer) I wouldn't bother to try. You'll end up with two (or even more) different kinds of signals under a single shielding, which means asking for trouble. OTOH, there are AFAIK different kinds of cat 5 cables out there. If you happen to have the "Screened Twisted Pair" type, your idea would maybe work. This type is in use mainly in Europe if I'm not mistaken.

Personally I would probably add a 30 m phone line to what you already have, which is simple, easy and unexpensive. Otherwise, what about a cordless phone for this station? You can get one for about 25 $$ over here in Europe.

Tilman

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Von: "Daniel Frank" <dfrank at mbe.com.pg>
An: "Tech Support Guy Mailing List" <List at tsgserver.com>
Gesendet: Dienstag, 19. September 2006 03:15
Betreff: TSGL: Computer and Phone on CAT5 cable.


> Hi,
>
> I'm in doubt and in the process of testing to see if it works or not.
>
> In my remote office 30 meters away from my main office, I have only 
> one cat5 cable running under hard concrete. I want to have a phone
> connected
> using that same cable, cost savings.
>
> If I remove any two pairs off the cat5 and use for the phone and the 
> remaining six pairs are used for the PC done on both ends, will it 
> work for both the pc and phone.
>
> Any suggestion or better idea/way of doing this.
>
> Thanks for you help.......
>
> Daniel Frank


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