Re: [SLUG] DSL & Telephone Lines

From: Paul M Foster (paulf@quillandmouse.com)
Date: Mon Jul 17 2006 - 23:09:55 EDT


Kwan Lowe wrote:

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> BTW, some people have mentioned using CAT5 from the outlet to the modem and
> supposedly have better throughput. I dunno. Unless the 90% of the cable sitting
> behind the wall jack is also CAT5, I don't see how it could be all that useful
> (unless the problem is occurring from the equipment itself). There's also the
> problem of connecting an 8-conductor wire to the standard RJ11 phone jack...

I never heard of using cat5 from a jack to a modem. The modem should
have an RJ11 jack in it, which only takes two pair. Cat5 cable jack to
jack should cut crosstalk, which is, I think, the reason why the pairs
are twisted right up to the connector on cat5.

Paul

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