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RJ-45/Ethernet Electrical Specs
Name: bobbradley31 Date: February 14, 2006 at 15:07:46 Pacific OS: Windows XP 2nd Ed CPU/Ram: 2.4 GHz Intel P4/1 Gb Product: Homebuilt 648FX-A MBd
Comment:
Are the subject Specs based upon the differential RS422C stds and if so does an ethernet hub isolate the inputs from one another plus what are the pin configurations?
Name: StuartS Date: February 14, 2006 at 15:32:17 Pacific
Reply:
There is no comparison between RS-232 and Ethernet at all. They are as different as chalk and cheese.
RS-232 uses voltage levels. RS-232 is a point to point system.
Ethernet uses a modulated carrier. That's why the link light comes on as soon as you plug and Ethernet cable into an active Ethernet socket. If both end are active the link light lights, even before any software in installed.
Do a search on Google for Ethernet Configuration. Everything you ever wanted to know about Ethernet is there.
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