Re: Digital switchover

From	Martin <News04@avisoft.f9.co.uk>
Newsgroups	comp.sys.acorn.networking
Subject	Re: Digital switchover
Date	2026-05-11 16:49 +0100
Organization	None
Message-ID	<5cd75f4273News04@avisoft.f9.co.uk> (permalink)
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In article <5cd75e3dc2dnews@triffid.co.uk>,
   Dnews <dnews@triffid.co.uk> wrote:
> I guess I'll lose two Router sockets at the changeover, one for the
> Cat5e input and a second one for the new phone connection.

Depends.
If your router has a dedicated WAN ethernet port, then you will not
lose a LAN ethernet port for the incoming cable. But many routers
have a port that is used for the WAN, or a LAN connection otherwise,
so you would lose an LAN port.

If your router has a working and supported phone socket, then it will
not need a LAN port. However, some routers (notably Plusnet ones)
have a phone socket but it is NOT working as it is not supported by
the firmware! If you are using a separate ATA, or phone system that
incluses one, then you WILL lose an ethernet LAN port.

If you run out of ethernet ports for your LAN, then you can get
switches that are 1 LAN in, 4 (or more) out. I got mine for under £20
a few years ago.

-- 
Martin Avison 
Note that unfortunately this email address will become invalid
without notice if (when) any spam is received.

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  Re: Digital switchover Dave <dave@triffid.co.uk> - 2026-05-11 07:32 +0100
    Re: Digital switchover Chris Newman <mec@npost.uk> - 2026-05-11 11:48 +0100
      Re: Digital switchover Dnews <dnews@triffid.co.uk> - 2026-05-11 16:17 +0100
        Re: Digital switchover Dnews <dnews@triffid.co.uk> - 2026-05-11 16:38 +0100
          Re: Digital switchover Martin <News04@avisoft.f9.co.uk> - 2026-05-11 16:49 +0100
            Re: Digital switchover Dnews <dnews@triffid.co.uk> - 2026-05-11 20:36 +0100
              Re: Digital switchover Martin <News04@avisoft.f9.co.uk> - 2026-05-11 22:24 +0100
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          Re: Digital switchover Chris Hughes <news13@noonehere.co.uk> - 2026-05-11 18:06 +0100
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    Re: Digital switchover Adrian Crafer <acrafer@orpheusmail.co.uk> - 2026-05-11 11:00 +0000
  Re: Digital switchover Chris Hughes <news13@noonehere.co.uk> - 2026-05-11 13:12 +0100
    Re: Digital switchover Doug Webb <doug.j.webb@btinternet.com> - 2026-05-11 14:17 +0100
      Re: Digital switchover Doug Webb <doug.j.webb@btinternet.com> - 2026-05-11 14:21 +0100
        Re: Digital switchover Chris Hughes <news13@noonehere.co.uk> - 2026-05-11 14:35 +0100
    Re: Digital switchover Harriet Bazley <harriet@bazleyfamily.co.uk> - 2026-05-11 15:12 +0100
      Re: Digital switchover Chris Hughes <news13@noonehere.co.uk> - 2026-05-11 18:00 +0100
        Re: Digital switchover Harriet Bazley <harriet@bazleyfamily.co.uk> - 2026-05-12 10:18 +0100
          Re: Digital switchover Steve Fryatt <news@stevefryatt.org.uk> - 2026-05-12 19:14 +0100
    Re: Digital switchover Martin <News04@avisoft.f9.co.uk> - 2026-05-11 16:23 +0100
      Re: Digital switchover Chris Newman <mec@npost.uk> - 2026-05-12 09:46 +0100
        Re: Digital switchover Doug Webb <doug.j.webb@btinternet.com> - 2026-05-12 10:15 +0100
          Re: Digital switchover Doug Webb <doug.j.webb@btinternet.com> - 2026-05-12 10:28 +0100
          Re: Digital switchover Martin <News04@avisoft.f9.co.uk> - 2026-05-12 10:42 +0100
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          Re: Digital switchover Chris Hughes <news13@noonehere.co.uk> - 2026-05-12 11:37 +0100
            Re: Digital switchover Chris Hughes <news13@noonehere.co.uk> - 2026-05-12 12:30 +0100
              Re: Digital switchover Doug Webb <doug.j.webb@btinternet.com> - 2026-05-12 13:12 +0100
              Re: Digital switchover Chris Newman <mec@npost.uk> - 2026-05-12 13:27 +0100
            Re: Digital switchover Steve Fryatt <news@stevefryatt.org.uk> - 2026-05-12 19:24 +0100
              Re: Digital switchover Chris Hughes <news13@noonehere.co.uk> - 2026-05-12 20:33 +0100
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        Re: Digital switchover Martin <News04@avisoft.f9.co.uk> - 2026-05-12 10:27 +0100
        Re: Digital switchover Steve Fryatt <news@stevefryatt.org.uk> - 2026-05-12 19:18 +0100
          Re: Digital switchover Chris Hughes <news13@noonehere.co.uk> - 2026-05-12 20:42 +0100
  Re: Digital switchover druck <news@druck.org.uk> - 2026-05-11 14:32 +0100
    Re: Digital switchover Doug Webb <doug.j.webb@btinternet.com> - 2026-05-12 11:08 +0100
      Re: Digital switchover Chris Newman <mec@npost.uk> - 2026-05-12 13:29 +0100
        Re: Digital switchover Doug Webb <doug.j.webb@btinternet.com> - 2026-05-12 14:29 +0100
          Re: Digital switchover Chris Newman <mec@npost.uk> - 2026-05-13 00:05 +0100
            Re: Digital switchover Doug Webb <doug.j.webb@btinternet.com> - 2026-05-13 10:48 +0100

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