Re: Cat5 wiring shared for network & phone?

["Neil J. Hubbard" <nhubbard@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>> Hi,
>> I paid an electrician to wire cat 5 to 5 rooms in my new house.  He
>> was told that they were for My computers & they would all go to 1
>> room with a hub.  He wired it, but didn't run phone lines to some
>> rooms.  He isn't coming back (it's a long story).  Can I use 1 cat 5
>> cable for the computer network & a phone line?  ie: Are any pairs on
>> a cat 5 cable not used?
>> Thanks,



"BruceR" <br@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:bov2g.6177$WA3.3539@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Plug in an RJ45 splitter. Plug the computer into one jack and the phone
> into the other. Use the White/Blue pair for phone and the White/Orange &
> White/Green for Ethernet.  It'll all work just fine.


*cough* 90 volts *cough*

Just sayin.

Regards,

Neil