Connectors (was: NEXT Color Printer find

From: Boatman on the River of Suck <vance_at_ikickass.org>
Date: Mon Dec 31 03:10:14 2001

I could have sworn that the regular single-pair telephone connector is
RJ11, and the two-pair/two-line one is RJ14.

On Sun, 30 Dec 2001, Dave McGuire wrote:

> Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2001 22:55:47 -0500
> From: Dave McGuire <mcguire_at_neurotica.com>
> Reply-To: classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
> To: classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
> Subject: Re: Connectors (was: NEXT Color Printer find
>
> On December 30, Chris wrote:
> > >Would they call common network connectors "8 pin RJ-11"?
> > >Or would they call them "8 pin telephone connectors"?
> >
> > Neither, 8 pin RJ's are an RJ-45 (11 is a 4 pin, comes in either standard
> > or handset sizes... can also have just 2 pins for "cheap" cords... 12 is
> > a 6 pin, same physical size as a standard RJ-11)
>
> It's important to note that the RJ designations specify not only the
> connector type, but the pinout.
>
> -Dave
>
> --
> Dave McGuire
> St. Petersburg, FL "Less talk. More synthohol." --Lt. Worf
>
Received on Mon Dec 31 2001 - 03:10:14 GMT