CrashD1n3r
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join:2004-04-08
 ·Bell Sympatico
 ·Videotron
| reply to Fox McCloud
Re: Cable modem at college?
Probably not. Here, we use filters to cut the upstream path so we disable the cable modem from sync. Only way to be sure without asking is trying it out. You don't even need to borrow a friend's modem, just connect any modem and see it it pass the downstream and upstream sync (don't bother about online status) and if both pass then you can run a cable modem form that line.
BTW, if they used taps on each floors in chain then everyone should have about the same signal because it start out with high values then drop down until end so if it was done right you would see no difference at all. |
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angryjohn
join:2004-11-05
Chicago, IL
| The key word is "done right"
In this particular instance the company wired the building for free in exchange for being allowed to provide service for 15 years. They did a really shitty job. At the time the university only regulated data and telecom cable, but not catv.
CATV has been rolled into the low voltage wiring standards so in the newer buildings it was done correctly. They are picky about everything from the brand of wall plate to the brand of ties, cable ladders, patch panels, bend radius, etc. |
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