On Sat, 19 Nov 2005 01:10:50 -0600, "Hibes" <spamback@you.com> wrote:

>>>If you had read his first posting you would have seen that he wants to
>>>remove the single connector on one end of the cable and split the wiring
>>>so
>>>he would have two connectors to run to two systems.
>>>
>>>I would guess that doing this could possibly screw up the impedence match
>>>of
>>>the cabling, especially if the two systems happened to be on at the same
>>>time, and probably destroy his incoming wiring and/or signal.
>>
>> Actually he said "split one ethernet cable to 2 connectors", and I was
>> trying to
>> convince him to use a router and do it the easy way. I don't know about
>> the
>> impedance issue, but untwisting the paired wires in an Ethernet cable is
>> not
>> something I'd recommend. And what would he have on the other end?
>>
>> This idea of making one 4 pair cable serve as a pair of 2 pair cables,
>> simply
>> because you have only 1 cable in place, and 2 computers, comes up
>> periodically.
>> It's a lot easier to use a hub or router than to worry about it.
>>
>> Terminating a 4 pair cable with an 8 pin plug is hard enough; splitting it
>> into
>> a pair of 4 pin plugs (8 pin plugs with 4 used), and getting the
>> sequencing and
>> placement right, without untwisting one pair too much, would be an
>> exercise in
>> futility. Do it the easy way and buy a hub or router.

>Thanks very much for your time. You basically answered my question that
>it's not worth the hassle of splitting a line. I was just curious is all.
>I don't plan on doing this.
>
>Much appreciated.
>Hibes

Thanks for your feedback, and clarification. Glad my advice was useful.

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