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        "If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he

         will  not  bite you.   This is  the principal  difference 

         between a dog and a man."      -Samuel Clemens



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        Table of Contents:



        1.      Introduction                         H.M. Celine

        2.      Overview of I.S.D.N.                 [Excerpt]

        3.      The Erotichron                       Reverend Weasel

        4.      Portable/Cordless Phone Info         RS-232

        5.      TELNET Port Information              Two Face

        6.      Fun (Phun) with Bridging Heads       H.M. Celine



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1. Introduction



        Issue two and we're still trying to figure out who the hell we are.

What do we have,  Hmmm.  The first article I put in this issue is an except

on ISDN.  I was going to write an article on the basics and ideals behind it

but found this to be better than what I could write.  So it's here.  I'm also

curious as to where this file is getting out to.  If you would be so kind as

to drop me a note via Internet at ab200@osfn.rhilinet.gov and tell me where 

you've found it,  I'd be more than appreciative and will put a little thanks

to you in the next issue.



        Reverend Weasel is working on an ongoing fictional story,  the first 

part of which debuts in this issue.  Great.  Just what you've all been waiting 

for. You can figure out what the rest of the issue is about,  it's not that 

hard as long as you can read.  Anyway, I don't want to make this introduction 

very long.  So ...



        Oh yeah,  it's my birthday on the 5th of October.  Send me money

or something if you've got any extra.  *Smirk*



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2. Overview / Introduction to ISDN



        Engineers and planners in telecommunications look forward to a time 

in the near future when telephone, computer, FACSIMILE (FAX), television, and 

even mail will be linked together in a single electronic system, which has 

been named the Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN).  ISDN is an 

evolving system of international standards that will eventually provide 

high-speed digital voice and data transmission over existing telephone wiring.



The first vital step toward the actualization of an ISDN system is the 

digitization of telephone systems, beginning with telephone switching 

circuits, the units at central exchanges that connect telephone lines, 

routing incoming calls from line to line or from a line to a link with 

another central exchange. Although the job of converting to digital 

switching was begun as early as the 1960s in some large central exchanges 

in the United States, most exchanges still use electromechanical switching 

devices.  In addition, the telephone itself will have to be adapted to 

receive and send digitally, rather than in the analog mode it uses today.



With a digitized telephone service, the telecommunications possibilities 

are enormous.  They range from a continuation of conventional telephoning 

(although digitization should reproduce spoken messages with a sound 

quality much closer to the actual voice) to a countrywide and worldwide 

transmission systems capable of communicating almost instantly.



An ISDN interface with a single user begins with a digitized telephone, 

and includes a computer, television monitor and controls, and a FAX-all 

connected by a single telephone wire to an ISDN central exchange.  In 

place of the MODEM now used to convert digital to analog signals, a 

terminal adapter will connect the computer with the telephone system. 

With the adapter, multiple simultaneous connections become possible: 

computers can run several tasks at the same time, while the user exchanges 

voice and computer data with other users and other computers.



ISDN capabilities should eventually include the interconnection through 

the public telephone system of Local Area Networks (LANs)--the private, 

interoffice systems that already exist to link together electronics within 

an office or within a building.  It will provide information and database 

services, electronic mail, video services, interactive services such as 

catalog shopping;  FAX systems;  building and home security systems, and 

other electronic marvels, such as real-time video, the long-awaited 

videophone that transmits live video images via telephone.



                                        Excerpt by: Hal Hellman

  

  ** Note:  The above article is by Hal Hellerman and was copied from

     The Software Toolworks MultiMedia Encyclopedia.  Copywright

     1991, 1992 Grolier, Inc.  1987-1992 Online Computer Systems, Inc.



                                ----------



3.  The Erotichron



I first heard of the erotichron one evening as we sipped brandies in his study 

at 24 Charendon Place.  It was an old house, from the time of George IV, and 

while comfortable, it had that enormous scale that made one feel tiny and 

intimidated.  Professor Denby had taken some of the old servants quarters and 

turned them into a very pleasant study/library, with lowered ceilings and 

packed with shelves of scientific publications and notebooks.  We sat before a 

small fire, in great wing-backed chairs and spent the evening telling lies and 

remembering old school chums.

 

"What of Ponsonby?"

 

"Oh, terrible news.  He's been gaoled, you know.  It was him behind the 

collapse of the Great Atlantic Bank."

 

"Fitzwaring?"

 

"Afghanistan, I think.  He's a full Colonel in one of the Lancer regiments. 

16th?  Damned if I can remember."

 

"I suppose you've no word of Yeovil-Deane?"

 

"Ah, yes, he was spotted in the Sudan two years ago.  Since then, nothing."

                                      

And so it went for the whole evening, cigars, brandy, catching up on the state 

of our former friends, now only names with a hint of memory and history behind 

them.  His man Bridgeton came in a bit later with a carafe of strong coffee 

and some brioche. 

 

"Frightful business about Nedley and that choir boy, eh?  One would think a 

bishop would have a bit more discretion.  You remember him at school, I 

suppose?  Quite insistent.  Had to beat him off with a stick, and more than

once."

 

I thought you were fond of Nedley?"

 

"Well afterwards, yes.  He had amazing talents.  I sometimes regret ever 

marrying, but after he took Holy Orders, it hardly seemed worth pursuing, if 

you know what I mean.  I suspect even now that he deliberately hid my staff to 

deprive me of my advantage over him.  Can't say as I particularly regret it 

though."     

 

"I understand you've taken some time off from the college..."

 

"Oh yes, the erotichron project.  Very....involved.  Say, old top, why don't 

you stop round for supper say...next Thursday.  We can look the project over. 

I think you'll find it amusing, if not fascinating."



I alighted at Charing Cross all in a rush and found a growler free outside on 

The Strand and made straightways for Charendon Court.  I had stayed later than 

I had intended undertaking some research in the crypts at Canterbury, and as a 

result, had no time to freshen myself or change for a proper dinner.  

Fortunately, when I arrived, Denby brought me immediately to his study, giving 

me to understand that his wife Augusta was at the opera this evening and we 

would be dining informally, very informally indeed.

 

Denby offered, and I gratefully accepted, a whiskey and tonic, and slightly 

refreshed, I was able to do my host justice by assisting in demolishing a 

plate of fresh sliced beef and bread still warm from the ovens.  Simple but a 

welcome repast made the more enchanting by my tiring journey by rail.  Lord I 

hate the Southeastern!

 

"I promised you know, a tour of the laboratory and a view of the machine.  

However, I thought it best to acquaint you with the general principals upon 

which it is formed.  You have, I suppose, noticed the unpleasant effects of 

sex upon the English yeomanry, in fact upon all classes, and in full honesty, 

also upon the actions and mien of the foreigner as well."

 

"I hardly think that the fair sex is the impediment you suggest...", I began.

 

"Oh, no, you misapprise me.  It is not the fair sex, nor indeed any other sex, 

but the concept of sex itself which threatens the fabric of modern society.  

In the past we could put it down to the barbarism of the times.  Man was 

primitive, naturally ruled by his passions.  It was entirely to be expected 

that he would take what he wanted and utilize the slash or cosh to enforce his 

will.  But today we are in a modern society, founded on logic, and embraced by 

and embracing the fullness and wonder of technology.  How appalling to slip 

back into man's age of shame and degradation.  Is there not a way to do away 

with this?  A manner in which moral behavior can be fostered, and its 

antithesis discouraged?"

 

"I can certainly understand your impulse towards the improvement of man, but 

can it be that all of man's fault is directly attributable to sex?"

 

"Ah, a dreamer.  You want to be a virgin, yet caress your lover too, and 

probably incessantly.  It is a pretty conceit, but yes all that is wrong and 

noxious in our society is usually directly traceable to the evils of sex.  

What is not most often is a secondary or even tertiary result of it.  With our 

learning, our knowledge, or mechanic mastery, what a world we could have if it 

were not for our baser nature."

 

"Is that then the aim of your machine, to remove the sexual drive or 

apparatus?  Gelding us?"

 

"Hardly.  I envision a prosthetic device which will indeed free man of the 

evils of sex, without recourse to disturbing the natural drives, or 

dismembering the physical apparatus.  Satiety, that is the answer."

 

"Satiety?"

 

"Absolutely.  The erotichron's only purpose is to provide as much of a sexual 

quotient as may be necessary to give man or woman a fullness of experience.  

Having been treated on the machine, they will no longer have sexual desire, 

not because it is thwarted, or twisted or denied, but because it is fulfilled. 

 Entirely.  Totally.  To whatever extent the individual may want or need."



And so it began.  Each Thursday evening I would repair to Denby's lodgings in 

Charendon Court, and there, always with his wife Augusta absent, he would 

discuss with me a bit more of the erotichron, but never for long, and always

interspersed with reminisces of friends and past work, questions on my 

investigations of Lanfranc's possibly apochryphal diary at Canterbury or the 

status of the search for burial chambers at Glastonbury.

 

It was over a month after we began our meetings that Denby broke a 

particularly long after dinner silence.

 

"Well, that's it then.  You must see The Machine."  Getting up, he saw to it 

that we both had a fine snifter of sherry, and then lead me through a 

concealed passage in the book shelving to a narrow spiral stair that lead 

downwards, more than the three stories of the house to chambers deep below the 

surrounding streets.  

 

Pausing before a locked door, he turned and said to me, in the greatest 

earnestness, "I do hope you will exercise the greatest discretion about this.  

The world is really not ready for a discovery of this type, and we have so 

much, so very much work to do to perfect the workings of the machine before we 

can even begin to reveal its nature."

 

The door swung slowly open, and Denby lit the gas lamps.  The erotichron 

glistened softly in the corner, shaped much like a confessional, bound in 

polished brass, its walls apparently covered in soft black leather.  The 

entrance door seemed carved St. Jago mahogany, equipped with a small wheel, 

which must have functioned as a door handle.  Upon the top were a number of 

light blue glass insulators, with wires which ran to a large bank of 

electrical switches, relays and tubes.  It was nearly as large as the 

erotichron chamber itself.

 

I was fascinated by the controls, the voltage and amperage indicators, the 

great induction coils and canopy switches.

 

"I have," he said, "been in touch with Tesla about some of the circuits.  He's 

made a number of suggestions which have simplified the layout, and, I think, 

even decreased my power requirements.  He's absolutely brilliant you know, but 

mad.  Quite mad."

 

"Have you had occasion to use it yet?", I asked.

 

"No, I've been quite too engaged with testing the circuits and adjusting the 

venires.  I have thought carefully about it however, and I believe it best to 

medicate the patient before exposing him to the action of the machine.   You 

remember Childers, don't you?  Held some sort of medical post under Gordon, I 

recall.  The fellow went off on a long expedition to the upper reaches of the 

Nile.  Sent me some most intriguing plants he found growing near Ghondakhora.  

Perfectly amazing qualities.  I've cultivated some of the seeds in the 

greenhouses and I now have a workable and reliable supply.  It's very powerful, 

but I've been able to produce a iatrophallic compound

which I believe will potentiate the ministrations of the current."

"I should have thought he perished at Khartoum..."

 

"Fortunately for Childers, he was away when all the nasty stuff went on, and 

he was able to slip back to Cairo without attracting the Mahdi's attention.  

Damn close shave if you ask me."

 

"Childers always did have a fine sense of survival.  Wasn't he the one that 

avoided expulsion by sleeping with the prefect?"

 

"Well, it was said, but I don't think anyone knew for sure.  Can't put much 

stock in rubbish like that anyway.  People tend to have evil tongues."



It was raining heavily, and for once there was not a cab to be had, not even a 

growler.  I stalked through the streets in a high dudgeon, thoroughly 

disgusted, cursing every one that came to mind - my host, the moshers, the 

weather gods, Lilith the barmaid at the Pig and Whistle, the Prime Minister, 

the Labour Party.  Eventually, I made my way to Charendon Court, thoroughly 

soaked, chilled, my brolly turned half inside out by the wind.

 

Denby met me at the door.  "My boy, you look a sight!  Come up and have a hot 

toddy, you'll catch your death out there tonight."

 

We hurried down the hall, and looking into the kitchen, I caught a glimpse of 

a young man and a boy disporting themselves in a most intimate and unseemly 

manner.  Denby spotted the look of distaste on my face and whispered, "I must 

talk to you about this.  Hush!"

 

In his study I was soon treated to a delicious steaming toddy.  It nearly 

seemed worth getting drenched for.  Denby fixed another for himself and set 

down, a distant, concerned look upon his face.

 

"There are...problems."

 

"How so?"

 

"You noticed Mr. Athanagoras and the beggar boy in the kitchen?"

 

"A shocking display."

 

"Yes, they are disturbingly free about it, aren't they?"

 

"It's quite monstrous, a crime against..."

 

"Nature.  Yes, I know.  Try not to be so tedious.  Mr. Athanagoras was my 

first volunteer.  The results are not quite as I had anticipated."

 

"What seems to be the problem?"

 

"I'm not sure yet.  I gave our friend an injection, then placed him in the 

machine for 15 minutes.  The result is as you see.  When I found them together 

the next day, I gave the boy a similar procedure.  They have been obscenely 

inseparable since. I can't help but admire their endurance, but they will do it anywhere.  

I found them in the drawing room in flagrante this morning, with the vicar due 

at any moment.  That would surely be all I would need."

 

"Yes, it would scandalise the clergy without doubt."

 

"Scandalise?  Rev. Smythe-Henderson would have joined them in a minute.  I 

don't fancy an interdenominational orgy in the front parlour!  Athanagoras is 

Greek Orthodox, have you no sense of decency, man?"

 

"What are you going to do?"

 

"Certain...ethical considerations have arisen.  Mr. Athangoras and the boy are 

delighted with the results of the treatment. On the other hand, Mr. 

Athanagoras has left his wife, and she is distressed. I've been consoling her, 

and we seem to hit it off exceptionally well."

 

"Surely you have an obligation to restore matters to their original status?"

 

"Yes, in theory, at least.  But in practice?  I don't know if I can restore 

Mr. Athanagoras to the way he was before, or if I should succeed, whether it 

would in any way improve the situation.  Mr. Athangoras is deliriously happy 

with matters as they presently stand.  Little Frederick is also extremely 

pleased with the status quo.  I'm not at all sure Mrs. Athanagoras would 

accept him back.  Beyond that, The two of us have become rather ...er... 

intimate friends.  If I accept I have a moral obligation to return things 

to the way they were, I stand an excellent chance of ruining four lives.  

I'm rather damned if I do, and damned again if I don't."

 

                                        -Reverend Weasel

                                __________



4. Insight into the word of Portable / Cordless Phones



     Aren't you glad you got your parents that new Cordless?

          Don't you wish you did?



     Going into this article I thought that everyone knew you

could listen to cordless phones from pretty much any scanner.  I

found out this was untrue.    

     

     This method is as far as I know completly legal.  A few

years back I was into Citezen's Band heavily, and everyone had

scanners.  I bought one to check out the police, and fire

situation, then I found out you could use one legally to listen

to cordless telephone conversations.



        All of the info here comes mainly from what I found out

from reading manuals, and scanning the bands.  Just recently I

found out that Police Call, a radio shack published book, had the

complete listing that you will see here in this article.  Originally

I had thought that there were select frequencies between 46.000

and 49.999.  Come to find out, I was not too far off.  In fact

there are about 20 channels, 10 for the base, and 10 for the

handset.  In other words there are ONLY 10 channels that an ordinary

cordless could possibly be on.  The handset has 10, and the base has

10.  So, with the list below, you could have some fun.



 Handset      Base

46.61 <1>    49.67  <1>

46.63 <2>    49.77  <4>

46.67 <3>    49.83  <6>

46.71 <4>    49.845 <2>

46.73 <5>    49.86  <3>

46.77 <6>    49.875 <5>

46.83 <7>    49.89  <7>

46.87 <8>    49.93  <8>

46.93 <9>    49.97  <10>

46.97 <10>   49.99  <9>





     Now, you are probably asking, so what?  Isn't it illegal to

do this now, and isn't everyone going into 900mhz range?  Not

true, most cordless phones on the market are still using these 20

frequencies for their phones.  Sure, they have methods of

blocking other people from making calls on your phone, by using

65,535 possible codes to connect the handset to the base through

these frequencies.  However, there are only a few companies that

are actualy scrambling them.  You can still listen to most

cordless phones!!!       

     

     I have a Motorola Secure Clear phone.  This one actually

does a type of scrambling on the line so no one can understand it

if they intercept your precious communications.  This probably

can be averted, however, I am not going to pull apart my 130

dollar phone to try to find out how.  Though it would be a neat

hack.



     So, what are practical uses for this "technology"?  Well,

you could use it for a variety of reasons.  You could listen to

your neighbor Pete, or Ginny across the street.  However, I have

found this boring and not very useful.  Though, if you suddenly

had a nice streak and bought your parents a new cordless, a nice

one, but not encoded.  In fact most of these phones have what

channels they are on on a sticker ON them.  This is useful if you

happen into a neighbors house.  You could easily find out some useful

things.  Let's say you came home after fire-bombing your

principle's office, and you are not sure if maybe that is him on

the phone.  You could jump out the window and get as far away as

possible, but if it isn't him, why?  Also, many people you know

may leak some interesting things through that you could use to

for lack of a better expression, Black mail em.  Your sister may

think Don is hot... Hell, your brother may think so.  But, that isn't

really useful.  What is is when your mother or father leak info.

Say they are having an affair.  Hey, it never hurts to have extra cash.

Heck, maybe you could get a car out of it...



        The moral of this story is, if you spend just a little on your

"freinds" you could get much more back in return.



        RS-232



NOTE:  The information in this article is for informational purposes only.

       It is not recomended that you engage in any illegal activity useing

       a scanner.  At the time of this publication, it is beleived by all

       parties related to it, that this info is true.  It is beleived that

       it is not illegal to listen to these conversations.  Though with

       Congress acting like it is, it is possible that it is now illegal.



                                                -RS232



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5. TELNET - Everything you wanted to know...  And more.



        The following is a listing of telnet ports and their uses.

Users may take particular interst in ports 11 (users), 25 (mail),

101 (hostname), 513 (whod), 515 (spooler), 531 (chat), 1023 (old

finger), and 2003 (new finger). Most of the ports are of little use

for any parctical manual application, as they require more than a

simple connect to be of any real use.

        

        Ports may vary from system to system. Most UNIX systems will

have a listing of ports in the file /etc/services so you may want to

check your own listing.

        

        If you have any questions as to what any of the ports do, send

netmail to ed@gnu.ai.mit.edu or two@tmok.res.wpi.edu and I'll do my best

to explain what the port in question does. Likewise, if you happen upon

an interesting use for a port, send me mail and pass that information

along.



        This listing was obtained from the gnu.ai.mit.edu machines.

Special thanks go out to tami@gnu.ai.mit.edu for pointing me in the

right dirrection.



        On to the list:

                         

# Network services, Internet style

#

echo            7/tcp

echo            7/udp

discard         9/tcp           sink null

discard         9/udp           sink null

systat          11/tcp          users

daytime         13/tcp

daytime         13/udp

netstat         15/tcp

qotd            17/tcp          quote

chargen         19/tcp          ttytst source

chargen         19/udp          ttytst source

ftp             21/tcp

telnet          23/tcp

smtp            25/tcp          mail

time            37/tcp          timserver

time            37/udp          timserver

rlp             39/udp          resource        # resource location

nameserver      42/tcp          name            # IEN 116

whois           43/tcp          nicname

domain          53/tcp          nameserver      # name-domain server

domain          53/udp          nameserver

mtp             57/tcp                          # deprecated

tftp            69/udp

rje             77/tcp          netrjs

finger          79/tcp

link            87/tcp          ttylink

supdup          95/tcp

hostnames       101/tcp         hostname        # usually from sri-nic

#csnet-cs       105/?

pop             109/tcp         postoffice

sunrpc          111/tcp

sunrpc          111/udp

auth            113/tcp         authentication

sftp            115/tcp

uucp-path       117/tcp

nntp            119/tcp         readnews untp   # USENET News Transfer Protocol

ntp             123/tcp

ntp             123/udp



# UNIX specific services



exec            512/tcp

biff            512/udp         comsat

login           513/tcp

who             513/udp         whod

shell           514/tcp         cmd             # no passwords used

syslog          514/udp

printer         515/tcp         spooler         # line printer spooler

talk            517/udp

ntalk           518/udp

efs             520/tcp                         # for LucasFilm

route           520/udp         router routed

timed           525/udp         timeserver

tempo           526/tcp         newdate

courier         530/tcp         rpc

conference      531/tcp         chat

netnews         532/tcp         readnews

netwall         533/udp                         # -for emergency broadcasts

uucp            540/tcp         uucpd           # uucp daemon

remotefs        556/tcp         rfs_server rfs  # Brunhoff remote filesystem



ingreslock      1524/tcp



# Start of IBM added services ...



# RVD service



rvd-control     531/udp                         # rvd control port



# Andrew File System services



filesrv         2001/tcp

console         2018/udp

venus.itc       2106/tcp



# For file server backup and migration

client          2030/tcp





# Andrew File System Authenticated services



vexec           712/tcp         vice-exec

vlogin          713/tcp         vice-login

vshell          714/tcp         vice-shell



# For the Venus process.



venus.itc       2106/tcp

rauth2          2001/udp

rfilebulk               2002/udp



# rfilesrv              2003/udp



ropcons         2115/udp



# The following are assigned in pairs and the bulk must be the srv +1



rupdsrv         2131/udp

rupdbulk                2132/udp

rupdsrv1                2133/udp

rupdbulk1               2134/udp





                                        -Two Face



  *** DISCLAIMER:  The editor of this publication takes NO responsibility

      for the misuse of any of the above information.  This information is

      being published for educational purposes only.  Any misuse thereof

      should be directed elsewhere.   -Hagbard M. Celine



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6.  Briding Heads.  Nothing to do with crossing rivers OR oral sex.



    Briding head.  What the hell is a briding head?  To put it simply,  they

  are those big green boxes you see along side the road.  They act as a sort

  of "demarcation" point for your local telephone company.  They are used to

  connect and troubleshoot individual "pairs" of wires going to subscribers

  homes or businesses.  There are a few layouts in these boxes,  but we'll

  cover what you need to know.  (For informational and educational purposes

  only, of course). 



    To start,  I live in Rhode Island,  the way things are up here may not

  be the exact same as where you are,  but with the general insight and 

  knowledge that you'll gain from this file,  you'll be able to figure

  them out.  

  

    What can you do once you've obtained access to a briding head?  Well,

  first and foremost,  you can get arrested and thrown in jail for a 

  variety of charges,  none of which are pleasant.  But if you DON'T get

  caught...  You can eavesdrop on phone conversations,  make free phone

  calls from the B.H.,  switch lines around,  etc.  Things you should bring

  with you are;  a 5/16" socket and ratchet (bring a whole set of sockets

  just in case they're using a different size where you are), a crowbar (in

  case they're using something other than a standard bolt to lock the door

  shut), a flathead screwdriver,  a beige box (a telephone with the plug cut

  off and alligator clips on the red and green wires in the place of the

  normal RJ11 plug), wire strippers, dark clothing.



    Entry:  As stated above, the BHs' around here are locked with a 5/16"

  bolt that is set in a recessed socket.  Pretty basic to get open with a 

  correct sized socket and ratchet.  If that doesn't work,  put the crowbar

  behind the latch and pry the damn thing off,  they're not THAT strong.

  I guess I should also state (for those people with a poor sense of the

  obvious) that you should find a BH that is in a fairly remote area.  IE:

  dead end street, etc.  Once you're in,  you're ready for the next step.



    Figuring it out:  You'll see rows and rows of "Screws" with purple and

  white wires coming off of them.  The purple is the equivilent of the "ring"

  or red wire on your phone, the white is the "tip" or green wire of your

  phone.  Some briding heads have even rows of screws with white and purple

  alongside each other.  Some are set diagonally.  Either way,  you need to 

  connect to a pair.  Looking at the rows of screws,  and using some logic,

  you can figure out how the "pairs" are arranged.  Touch your alligator clips

  to a set of purple and white screws and you should get a dial tone.  If you

  don't,  try another pair.  Some of the smaller BHs have what are called

  "split-50 block" in them.  They are white plastic blocks with four or six

  rows of pins running down them.  In this case, the left hand TWO columns

  (going up and down) are the "in" side of the block, the right hand TWO

  columns are the "out" side of the block.  Look at the below diagram

  to help you figure this one out.  The letters represent pins and will be

  explained momentarily..





                   AA BB CC DD

                   EE FF GG HH

                   II JJ KK LL

                   MM NN OO PP

                   .. .. .. .. <This continues right down the block>



    Each pair of letters represents a pin on the block.  AA and BB are 

  connected or otherwise called "common" to each other.  CC and DD are

  also common to each other.  The same applies to EE-FF, GG-HH and so on

  right down the block.  In this case,  to grab a pair,  you would want

  to connect to the AA and EE pins, or II and MM pins, and so on,  or you

  could connect to the other side, the DD and HH, or LL and PP.  Since 

  AA is connected to BB,  you could plug in to BB-FF, or JJ-NN.  You get

  the point (I hope).  There should be metal clips attached to the center

  sets of pins on all the active wire pairs.  BB and CC would have a clip,

  FF and GG would have a clip.  These clips join the left half of the 

  block with the right half of the block.  If you see a row with no clip, 

  then there is most likely no service on that pair of wires.  



    Now What:  I've given you enough information to figure out what to do

  next.  But there are some other ideas as well.  If you're into Alliance

  teleconferencing (dial 0-700-456-1000 and check it out) you can start an

  alliance on someone elses wire pair easy enough and play with that.  One 

  little idea that's a little more complicated is routing your OWN phone at

  your home through someone elses line.  This is a goodie,  but really

  risky if you arn't careful.  First, pick up a tone tracer and an inductive

  amplifier at a local telephone/electronics store.  They'll know what you're

  talking about if you tell them you need the stuff for phones.  They run

  about $35-50 each depending where you go,  so you'll need $100.  Connect

  the tone tracer to the network interface outside your house (to the red

  and green wires) and turn the switch on the tracer to "tone".  Take

  the inductive amp and hold the button and move it near the tracer and 

  listen to the warble tone it'll be making.  Next;  go to the CLOSEST

  bridging head to your home,  open it.  Run the amplifier up and down the

  pairs until you pick up that tone once again.  Find the pair that carries

  the STRONGEST signal from the tracer and mark it. Remove the wires connceted 

  to the screws and find out which set (there'll be two white and two

  purple) has the tone still on it.  This is the set that goes right to your

  house, the other set goes to the telco.  Mark these wires as well.  Go back 

  home and remove the tone tracer from your line.  Once back at the briding 

  head find the set of wires that goes to your HOUSE.  Make sure these are  

  removed from the screws and put jumpers on them to ANOTHER pair in the

  briding head.  Go back home and dial some sort of ANI to find out what 

  number you're now connected to.  200-444-4444 works for this purpose in

  my area.  As long as you've got a different number,  everythings worked

  fine.  If not,  or your line is dead,  go back and check all the connections

  you've made.  DON'T FORGET TO PUT THE WIRES BACK WHERE THEY BELONG WHEN

  YOU'RE DONE!  You'll get fucked if you forget.  



    Tidbits: Telephone wire is pretty thin and pretty sharp.  Wear some tight

  fitting gloves or something to prevent your fingers from getting stabbed. 

  It tends to hurt.  It'll also prevent fingerprints!  



     That's all you need to know.  For heavens sake,  don't go trying it

  just because I told you about it.  I wrote this for....  Informational

  purposes only,  of course.



                                        -Hagbard M. Celine / Editor







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