RE: Re: CAT 5 SOCKET EXPANSION UNIT (MAKE 1 RJ45 INTO 5) ?

["Keith Doxey" <ukha@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Looking at the picture it appears that is might just be a
"commoning" block.

It makes no mention whatsoever of Ethernet simply saying "Make 1 RJ45
into
5" therefore I think it is just an adaptor that could be useful for
patching
a phone line to several rooms but I doubt it will be any good for Ethernet.
It cant be a switch or hub because it has no power and apart from new
PowerOverEthernet kit there is no power available on an ethernet circuit.

Then again I could be wrong.

Keith

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ben_simplyautomate [mailto:Ben.Geach@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 10 December 2004 09:28
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] Re: CAT 5 SOCKET EXPANSION UNIT (MAKE 1 RJ45 INTO 5)
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> --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Paul Gale" <groups@s...>
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> > I presume it's a simple hub or switch rather than physically
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> > the cable into multiple lines.
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Marcus Warrington [mailto:marcusw@m...]
> > Sent: 09 December 2004 15:08
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: [ukha_d] CAT 5 SOCKET EXPANSION UNIT (MAKE 1 RJ45 INTO
> 5) ?
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> > Anyone know how these work ?
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> > I can understand how you could get 4 connections i.e. one per
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> > pair, but how does it manage 5 !
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> Hmmmmm . . . interesting . . . . it looks unpowered. . .  I'd rather
> just go for a NetGear or similar hub tho :-)
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