> Kwan Lowe wrote:
>
> <snip>
>
>> BTW, some people have mentioned using CAT5 from the outlet to the modem and
>> supposedly have better throughput. I dunno. Unless the 90% of the cable sitting
>> behind the wall jack is also CAT5, I don't see how it could be all that useful
>> (unless the problem is occurring from the equipment itself). There's also the
>> problem of connecting an 8-conductor wire to the standard RJ11 phone jack...
>
> I never heard of using cat5 from a jack to a modem. The modem should
> have an RJ11 jack in it, which only takes two pair.
Yes.. That's exactly what I meant when I wrote that there's a problem in connecting
an 8 conductor wire to a standard RJ11 phone jack. Presumably people would drop four
of the connections and use the proper pairs a la standard ethernet. I've seen it
mentioned often enough that it sounds like one of those things that seem to make
sense but probably is a misunderstanding of the technology. I.e., the belief that
twisted pair works for ethernet, therefore it will work for phone lines.
> Cat5 cable jack to
> jack should cut crosstalk, which is, I think, the reason why the pairs
> are twisted right up to the connector on cat5.
Possibly from the outside jack to the wall outlet this may help, but all phone
wiring I've seen is standard 4-wire silver phone line. This accounts for the
majority of the house wiring. The phone line from jack to my DSL modem is about
three feet. The run from the outside box is close to 60 feet (other side of the
house). I can't see how CAT5 from jack to modem will help at all.
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