Re: Creating a home Ethernet out of installed but unused Cat 5

["BruceR" <br@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Back when the standard was established most phones, including those on a
PBX, were still analog. The switches themselves were digital but phones
were still analog. The digital cards and digital phones were showing up
"as needed" because they were still very expensive.

From:Neil Cherry
njc@xxxxxxxxxxx

> On Mon, 30 Jan 2006 02:20:29 GMT, Herb Stein wrote:
>>
>> "BruceR" <br@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:1BaDf.3258$Z3.279@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> While not optimum, I have  to disagree. The best solution, of
>>> course, is to run a new cable. However, running a phone line and
>>> ethernet in the same cat5 jacket should present little or no
>>> problem IF DONE CORRECTLY. I've done it many times for the sake of
>>> expediency and have never had a problem. I've even added 12vdc on
>>> the 4th pair and still had no problems. Just make absolutely sure
>>> your connections are done properly.
>>
>
>> The whole point of TIA-568B (and A) by AT&T was to allow the
>> computer network and telephone to occupy the same sheath. It might
>> be "iffy" with 100 Mb or 1000Mb LAN connections, but I'd say it's
>> worth a try. If it's a problem (speed, etc.)  just go wireless.
>
> Actually I think it was for the PBX telephone system which I think is
> digit not the consumer telephone which is analog. It was also at a
> time of 1 M data networks with promise of 10M data networks.
>
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