From: Alban Kellerbauer (Alban.Kellerbauer_at_cern.ch)
Date: Thu Feb 15 2001 - 11:28:13 EST
James,
the point was: The connectors with two, four, or six wires used (whether
they be called RJ11, RJ12, RJ14, or RJ25) all have the same physical size.
On some, four or all six gold contacts are present even if only two wires
are used (like on my IBM 33,6 PCMCIA card modem). This should not lead one
to believe that the connector will not fit the wall outlet.
The other connectors you mention (like the RJ45) have a different physical
size. Maybe Ronald could tell us what hardware he has so that we can
clarify that point.
Alban
On Tue, 15 Feb 2000, James H. E. Maugham wrote:
> Alban,
>
> Alban Kellerbauer [mailto:Alban.Kellerbauer_at_cern.ch] wrote:
>
> > 1) US (RJ11) analog telephone plugs all have 6 connectors, out of which 2,
> > 4, or 6 are used. The central ones are the actual (main) phone line. I
> > think your modem's connector should fit into your phone outlets.
>
> Sorry Alban, but no. RJ11 (single line) phone plugs and jacks need only 2 wires
> of the four conductors available to operate. RJ14 (dual line) plugs and jacks
> need all 4 conductors connected. There aren't any 6 conductor RJ series phone
> cables, they're reserved for LANs. The 8 conductor plugs are reserved for
> combination modem/LAN ports.
>
> Ronald,
>
> > > I've just purchased a 760XL, which came with a 33k card modem. Haven't
> > > used the modem yet because the phone cable has a 6 connector plug and the
> > > jacks in my house are 4-connector.
>
> What make and model card is this? Sounds like you might have a combo modem/LAN
> card a la' USR and others. Have you looked to see if it has an X-Jack for the
> modem?
>
> Regards,
>
> James
>
>
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