Wiring terminals 300 ft. from the computer

[Bruce Adler]

In article <jeff.653752463 at marichal.austin.ibm.com> jeff at marichal.austin.ibm.com (Jeff Johnson) writes:
>I would suggest using 8-wire shielded twisted-pair and make sure you
>ground the shielding and pick complimentary wires for the twisted-pairs.
>Unless you have a very noisy environment or poor line drivers, it should
>work. 

Believe it or not, sheilding actually reduces the maximum usable length 
and speed.  For long runs only use sheiled cable if you're operating in 
a noisy environment.  Also, be careful about your grouding.  Doing it 
wrong will introduce ground-loops and just make things worse.  
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