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

["Bruno" <bruno.lerer@xxxxxxxxx>]

"But are you sure it is Cat 5?  You said it's shielded - it seems very
odd that the phone company would install a) Cat 5, and b) that it would
be shielded.  Could be but odd. "

I can only go by what I read on the outside jacket of the cable. It
does say "shielded" and it does say "Cat 5" (although not "5e" or
"5ENH"). I don't know if it answers the question of oddness, but the
last time the phone company (Verizon) was in the house, they installed
their fiber optic service (FIOS), replacing the cable company's
internet connction. (BTW, FIOS is excellent - rock solid 24/7; never
had a problem).

 Anyway, as part of that, they also moved the residential phone service
coming into the house from the copper line to the fiber. They MAY have
also rewired the inside lines and installed this odd cable. Just a
guess.