Re: Use of same cable for Video and computer

[Doogie Brodie]

tonydenson wrote:

> As a follow up to my original question, what's involved in manually
> switching a single cable between a LAN and KAT5 ? Basically, it's a
> connector issue, do you do something suitable ?

This was posted to the UKHA_D list the other day:-
<a href="http://custom1.farnell.com/cpc/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=CPC+Catalogue&product%5Fid=253984";>http://custom1.farnell.com/cpc/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=CPC+Catalogue&amp;product%\
5Fid=253984</a>

It *looks* like it'd to the trick, as it *looks* like a dumb mechanical
pin to pin switch with nothing clever in it, but please check data
sheets/ user reviews/ a sample (they're only about a fiver!) before
buying in quantity!

If you do try one, please report results back here! :-)

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Doogie