Re: Repeater? Gateway? Access point?


Jeff Liebermann <jeffl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
The problem with ethernet and laptops is the connector. The RJ45 is a
PITA to insert and remove. My idea for solving this problem is to
build a magneticly retained ethernet connector. An RJ45 plug, with an
array of 4 gold contacts gets plugged into the laptop. A similar
connector with gold spring loaded contacts connects to these pins. A
pair of magnets retain the connection and deal with alignment issues.
If you want to unplug an run, just yank on the cable. It doesn't
solve the portability problem, but my experience is that even the most
portable laptops tend to get used repeatedly in the same physical
locations.

The magnetic attachment would have been my first guess too a few
months ago. I no longer think you need to do that. A simple rj-45
plug with the retainer tab snapped off seems to work fine as a quick
disconnect. The friction from the 8 wire springs hold the rj-45 plug
in tightly enough untill you give it a tug. We've been using a plug
like that for months and it works just fine.

If you don't have any broken rj45's you can wrap some electrical tape
around the latching tab and the body, holding it in the unlock
position permanently.

-wolfgang
--
Wolfgang S. Rupprecht http://www.wsrcc.com/wolfgang/
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