Gents, I think you've done it <G>
I'll get a chance to rewire a cable sometime over the next couple of days, and I'll let you all know how it goes. The significance of them being twisted pairs never occured to me, but what you're saying certainly makes sense.
At any rate, thank you all very much for your help, I'll hopefully get back to you with my tale of success over the next couple of days!
Thanks also for your incredibly detailed reply, Tiree, now I can finally say that I understand what actually goes on 'under the hood'.
And they call this easy <G>
[This message has been edited by GearOff (edited 07 November 2000).]