Re: Cat5 wiring shared for network & phone?

["BruceR" <br@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>>> 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,
>
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> "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.
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> *cough* 90 volts *cough*
>
> Just sayin.
>
> Regards,
>
> Neil

Neil, The 90 volt ring voltage won't hurt a thing. The phone will work
fine AND the data will work fine. I've done this many times where
recabling wasn't practical and I've never had a problem.  The practice
is even permitted in the Ethernet spec. Keep in mind that the 90 volt
ring current is very low. I've had ring voltage on my hands many times
and it's uncomfortable but tolerable.