[rescue] 10Base-FL

[Dave McGuire]

On February 8, Joshua D Boyd wrote:
> >   There's also the idea of ACTUALLY GETTING PACKETS THROUGH if you're
> > running the cable anywhere near fluorescent lighting fixtures.
> 
> So, uhm, what counts as near a flourescent light?  Is 1 ft close enough,
> or does it need to be closer still to count as near?
> 
> I only ask because I have a pair of cat5 cables running 10mbit ethernet
> about 6" to 12" away from a light in the guest room, and they are working
> at full speed.  Although, one of those two cables is labled cat5e.

  Depends on the type of fixture and how the tube is driven...I've had
problems with some as close as three feet away, while others work fine
lying right atop the fixture.

       -Dave

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Dave McGuire
St. Petersburg, FL         "Less talk.  More synthohol." --Lt. Worf