Re: No dailtone on the third floor...

[nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Dave Houston)]

Is there a wiring closet someplace where all the cables terminate? You may
not need to do any rewiring but maybe just install a short jumper in the
wiring closet.

The second RJ45 is probably intended for a computer network.

"Moon1990" <kevin.jasey@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>I have a newly renovated home with cat5 cable run throughout (all
>homeruns).  I get a dailtone from at least one of the rj45 jacks in all
>my coverplates on the first and second floors but no dailtone at any of
>my rj45 jacks on the third floor.  Could anyone tell my why this could
>be?  How do I get a dailtone up there?
>
>I've never done any stripping of telephone cable or wire punching but
>from my research this seems pretty strait forward with the right tools
>and if you are not color blind.
>
>And in most of my coverplates I have two rj45 jacks.  One is obviously
>for telephone but what could the other rj45 be used for?
>
>Any suggestions are more than welcome.
>
>KJ