Re: Cat5 wiring shared for network & phone?

["BruceR" <br@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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.


> 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,