On Tuesday 22 February 2005 11:07, Vintage Computer Festival wrote:
> On Tue, 22 Feb 2005, Patrick Finnegan wrote:
> > Vintage Computer Festival declared on Monday 21 February 2005 09:24
pm:
> > > > The handset connector is a four-position modular jack, vs. six
> > > > position for RJ11, RJ14, and RJ25, and eight position for RJ45.
> > > > AFAIK there isn't a USOC code for the handset connnector, as
> > > > AT&T never used it as the interface to CPE.
> > >
> > > I think maybe we used to refer to it as RJ-12 then.
> >
> > There's a good listing of what each connector type is here:
> >
> > http://www.tcswnc.com/RJ11%20and%20RJ45%20Connectors.htm
> >
> > Google is your friend :P
>
> This chart doesn't include the handset jack, which is what we're
> trying to find the right designation for, and which according to Eric
> does not have one.
Sure it does. It's the top jack that only has four positions (telephone
wall jacks all (should) have 6 positions, even if only 2 or 4 of them
are used.
>From what I see, jacks and plugs don't have designations, the RJ
designation is based on how its wired. :) Of course, manufacturers
don't always label things properly...
Pat
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