[sudo-sys] Slow internet

[danarauz at gmail.com]

Mark, can we get a cat6 at least?


On Wed, Aug 5, 2015 at 12:52 AM, Marc Juul <juul at labitat.dk> wrote:

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> On Wed, Aug 5, 2015 at 12:40 AM, Charley Sheets <rcsheets at acm.org> wrote:
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>> On Tue, 4 Aug 2015 17:36:55 -0700
>> Marc Juul <juul at labitat.dk> wrote:
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>> > I ordered another 1000' roll of cat5e outdoor shielded cable which
>> > should arrive on Friday. Daniel talked about re-running this on
>> > Saturday so I will try to ensure that it is at sudo room before
>> > Saturday morning. It's probably a good idea to ground this cable at
>> > both ends. I like to ground stuff by making a three-prong AC plug
>> > that only has the ground wire (though I know that's not the
>> > "professional" way of doing things).
>>
>> How confident are we in the ground at each end of the run? Is the
>> existing cabling shielded and grounded at both ends? If we're going to
>> ground both ends of the run, let's make sure we're not making a
>> significant ground loop.
>>
>> I don't know nearly enough about the electrical service at Omni to have
>> an opinion on whether a ground loop is likely, and I'm definitely not a
>> pro at this kind of thing, but I think if you stop just short of
>> hooking it up and measure the current through the drain wire, as long
>> as it's reasonably low you're in good shape.
>>
>> I don't do a lot with shielded twisted pair though, so if I'm confused,
>> please correct me. :)
>>
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> No you're right. We need to ensure we're not doing something stupid here
> and I don't know anything about the grounding at Omni. If someone else runs
> the cable and leaves the ground wire dangling then I'll take care of
> grounding (or not) as needed.
>
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