Re: POTS and Ethernet over CAT-5 Cable

[andrew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Andrew Gabriel)]

In article <GJYhihQsOHADFwGO@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
	Mike Barnes <august2005@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>
>Here in the UK I run Ethernet and POTS down the same cat 5 and have
>never experienced any problems. Internal wiring for POTS uses three
>cores in this country.

In a shared cable, you should only carry a pair for the POTS wiring,
pins 2 and 5, and use PABX master sockets to recreate the bell wire
(pin 3) at the far end. If you carry all 3 wires, the twisted pairs
can't work correctly to minimise noise and cross-talk.

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Andrew Gabriel