Date: Fri, 24 Jan 1997 00:40:57 -0600 From: Eddie White <ewhite@ms1.nwla.com> To: Tim Moony <timm@uniqsite.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Connecting two PCs that are far away Message-ID: <199701240640.AAA07084@ms1.nwla.com>
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i have run rs-232 up to 350 feet with *good* cable. 100' could be done with a cheap tawian cable. even though the eia sez not to... why not use a couple of cheap utp ne-2000 boards and a cross-over network cable? no real distance problem there. At 09:06 PM 1/23/97 +0000, you wrote: > > >On Thu, 23 Jan 1997, Dan Busarow wrote: > >> >> Modems do not work if you just connect them together with phone cord. >> There is some pretty expensive equipment you can get to simulate >> the phone company but phone lines would be a lot easier. >> >> Short haul modems run about 100-150 each, you need one at each end. >> >[snip] > >Wow, that's expensive. My two PCs are about 100 feet apart but I want >to nail down the cable on the walls so altogether we're talking about 200 >feet. > >I just don't know if the cable would pick up too much noise along the way? >What do you suggest? > > > >
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