HELP NEEDED SATURDAY: Installing Terminal Server

[Warren Togami]

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From: "whenever" <whatever at whoever.net>
To: "Linux & Unix Advocates & Users" <luau at list.luau.hi.net>
Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2001 6:56 PM
Subject: [luau] Re: HELP NEEDED SATURDAY: Installing Terminal Server


> >
> > Shoot.  We should have thought about this earlier.  For cost reasons I
> > suppose we'll be doing direct cables for now.  Heh, this is going to be
a
> > mess of wires.  Are there any issues of cross-talk in a bundle of CAT5?
>
> shouldn't be that bad, we have RF cables, E1, T1, and Ethernet cables on
> our cable runnings, they are ok, you might run into problems if you have
> power lines with them.  It would be better if you have patch panels, it
> will be easier when you are moving things around later.  Oh, how are
> your cable-runs going to be?, you have cable hangers? just tiewrap
> them or in a conduit? for single cable, you can use glue gun, because
> the hot glue will stick to anything and hold the wire nicely after it cool
> down, that way you don't damage your wall with nails or screws.
>

Looks like I should try to buy patch panels tomorrow.  We haven't planned
any mechanism for the cable runs either.  I haven't cabled before... it
sounds like I have a lot to learn.  Thanks for bringing up these issues.