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Re: Can CAT6 Cable Share Phone/100Mbit Ethernet?

Carl Navarro (cnavarro@wcnet.org)
Fri, 09 Mar 2007 21:51:35 -0500

On 9 Mar 2007 16:20:29 -0800, JR <russet32@gmail.com> wrote:

> I currently have a CAT6 cable running from my hub to jack behind my
> tv. Actually, there is an 8-pin jack by the hub and then one by the
> tv with the CAT6 cable connecting the two. This allows me to have an
> Ethernet connection behind the tv.

> I am only using 100MBit and do not have a need to do Gigabit Ethernet
> in this configuration.

> What I would like to do is use the existing cable and have a phone
> line run out behind the tv. I do not believe all 8 wires are used in
> 100 MBit Ethernet.

> If this is technically doable, is there a "splitter" of shorts where I
> can take the two 8-pin jacks I already have and split it into a phone
> jack and then an Ethernet jack? Does Radio Shack or anyone sell
> something like this?

> I am willing to rewire it myself if needed. Any pointers or web sites
> that discuss this? I searched around and found some things that might
> help but nothing that directly describes how to do what I want to do.

I guess the phrase UTP PORT DOUBLER works.

Try this link:
http://www.lindy.com/us/productfolder/03/34/34002/index.php

About $10.00 each.

Carl Navarro

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