On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 4:15 PM, Raper, Jonathan - Eagle <[email protected]> wrote: > The differences in distance limitations for fiber has to do with the type of > fiber (example > - Multimode, versus Single mode) ...
Right. Also the grade of fiber -- apparently, not all fiber is created equal; some has more bandwidth. This is the HP chart I reference: http://bizsupport1.austin.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01819899 (Aside: HP has some of the most atrocious URLs I've ever seen.) > You generally cannot mix and match LX or SX > transceivers without a special cable. Cisco makes one, but man is it > expensive... FYI, I believe it's called a "mode conditioning cable". (And anything that says "Cisco" on it is expensive, in my experience. :) (Unless it also says "LinkSys" on it.)) -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
