On Tue, 12 May 1998 22:17:39 -0000 Eric Smith writes: > >Note that flat modular telephone cable is often wired with a flip >(i.e., >pin 1 at one end is wired to pin 'n' at the other end. 10BaseT and >100BaseT >cable has to be "straight-through", unless you're using a crossover >cable >between two nodes, in which case two pairs get swapped. > > Anyone know why telephone line cords are assembled with a "flip"? Actually, the flip SEEMS like it'd be a great idea for data cables. All sockets would be wired the same. The swapping of transmit and receive pairs would happen in the cable flip. You could hook anything to anything (eliminating the old RS232 DTE/DCE problem). Harold _____________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]