> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alex Bligh [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Friday, February 25, 2005 10:32 AM
> To: Hannigan, Martin; Sam Stickland; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Cc: Alex Bligh
> Subject: RE: E1 - RJ45 pinout with ethernet crossover cable
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> --On 25 February 2005 09:43 -0500 "Hannigan, Martin"
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> > Not that I know of, but I've never attempted what you
> > describe. Putting the baluns in the loop will destroy the
> > framing i.e. it's going to try and convert b8zs/ami to 802.x.
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> How does a balun destroy the framing (or rather line coding)?
> It's just a
> pair of transformers, and hence AC characteristics pass
> through intact.
> All you've done is converted impedance (and, IIRC, line voltage).
My mistake, I misunderstood their function.
-M<
