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| From | "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.misc, alt.unix.geeks |
| Subject | Re: House Wiring (Re: [OT] 10\+BASE-T on mobile phones) |
| Date | 2026-08-29 13:21 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <nfftl8F3giU1@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
| References | (14 earlier) <116bua9$usia$6@dont-email.me> <116p9l7$1evpg$1@dont-email.me> <nfbet3Fl2vlU2@mid.individual.net> <116rpnf$28guo$2@dont-email.me> <116s2pq$2dcol$1@dont-email.me> |
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On 2026-08-28 15:34, Lars Poulsen wrote:
> On 2026-08-28 03:59, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>> On 27/08/2026 19:44, Carlos E. R. wrote:
>>> On 2026-08-27 14:13, Lars Poulsen wrote:
>>>> On 2026-08-22 03:40, Nuno Silva wrote:
>>>>> Are there phone models that somehow feature an 8P8C socket?
>>>>
>>>> Other than IP phones, you mean?
>>>>
>>>> But the 6P4C contacts on "conventional" phones and ISDN-style
>>>> keysystems like the NorStar and Panasonic PBX systems work very well
>>>> with a building wired for Ethernet. A 6P plug in an 8P jack fits
>>>> perfectly.
>>>
>>> If I understood what you are talking about correctly, the 4 pin
>>> analog phone plugs can go into the 8 pin ethernet plug, cabled to go
>>> at 10Mb, so that it connects to the 2 centre wires that are not
>>> connected to the ethernet hardware, but to the phone hardware. Ie,
>>> the strange sorting of the pins in the ethernet plug7socked is
>>> because the 2 centre wires were used for the phone service. I have
>>> seen this setup actually used.
>>>
>> Its standard for traditional 'structured wiring'
>>
>> The same CAT 5 carries phones on different pairs to the original
>> Ethernet.
>>
>> You patch in phone signals from the PABX rather than from an Ethernet
>> switch.
>> A dongle converts from RJ45 to local phone socket
>>
>> I wired my house that way.
> Me too. My house was built in 1951 and had only minimal phone outlets.
> When I moved in in 1985, TV coax had been pulled into the living room,
> and I added a couple more coax outlets, and pulled a second (modem)
> phone line into my home office, which happened to be right next to the
> telephone demarc box on the outside, so I just drilled a hole right
> through the wall.
>
> In 2013, I rebuilt the kitchen, and took the opportunity to identify
> every spot where one might want to put a computer, a telephone or a TV,
> and each got two RJ45s and a coax socket (well, only 6 got the coax)
> all wired to the bottom of a back hall closet, which became my wiring
> closet, and home to the cable modem and root ethernet switch. That has
> served me well. Of course, the landline POTS telephone service is long
> gone, and it's been a while since I dropped the coax cable service when
> I switched my Internet connection to fiber.
>
When I wired my house, I did it for gigabit, so no, I did not put the
phone in the ethernet cable.
--
Cheers,
Carlos E.R.
ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺.
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Re: [OT] Re: The best Wi-Fi upgrade I made wasn't a new router, it was moving one piece of furniture Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2026-08-22 04:10 +0000
[OT] 10\+BASE-T on mobile phones (was: Re: [OT] Re: The best Wi-Fi upgrade I made wasn't a new router, it was moving one piece of furniture) Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-22 11:40 +0100
Re: [OT] 10\+BASE-T on mobile phones The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-22 13:32 +0100
Re: [OT] 10\+BASE-T on mobile phones Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2026-08-22 16:06 +0000
Re: [OT] 10\+BASE-T on mobile phones Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-08-25 18:44 +0100
Re: [OT] 10\+BASE-T on mobile phones Lars Poulsen <lars@beagle-ears.com> - 2026-08-27 05:13 -0700
Re: [OT] 10\+BASE-T on mobile phones "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-08-27 20:44 +0200
Re: [OT] 10\+BASE-T on mobile phones The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-28 11:59 +0100
House Wiring (Re: [OT] 10\+BASE-T on mobile phones) Lars Poulsen <lars@beagle-ears.com> - 2026-08-28 06:34 -0700
Re: House Wiring (Re: [OT] 10\+BASE-T on mobile phones) "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-08-29 13:21 +0200
Re: House Wiring ... and other house stuff Lars Poulsen <lars@beagle-ears.com> - 2026-08-29 06:42 -0700
Re: House Wiring ... and other house stuff "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-08-29 20:48 +0200
Re: House Wiring ... and other house stuff "Kerr-Mudd, John" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2026-08-29 21:31 +0100
Re: House Wiring ... and other house stuff The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-29 22:45 +0100
Re: House Wiring (Re: [OT] 10\+BASE-T on mobile phones) The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-29 22:43 +0100
Re: [OT] 10\+BASE-T on mobile phones Lars Poulsen <lars@beagle-ears.com> - 2026-08-28 06:22 -0700
Re: [OT] 10\+BASE-T on mobile phones Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-08-27 20:50 +0100
Re: [OT] 10\+BASE-T on mobile phones Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-28 00:21 +0100
Re: [OT] 10\+BASE-T on mobile phones "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-08-29 14:16 +0200
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Re: The best Wi-Fi upgrade I made wasn't a new router, it was moving one piece of furniture c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-19 02:20 -0400
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