Cat5e and phone jack

[00redLUDE]

I currently have Cat5e running through a new house. I have used the Cat5e for the phone line as well. The problem is the cat5e wall outlet is different than a phone outlet. Where can I buy an adaptor that has a cat5e on one end and a phone outlet on the other end? Do they even exist? I tried FS and BB with no luck. Obviously, I'm not that electrically literate so any help would be greatly appreciated.

[bulaian]

i don't think there is one... as far as i know, there's a lot more wires in a cat5e than there is in a cat3(phone cable)

[Xtrema]

Phone only takes 1 pair of wire. Just make sure it's terminate properly and you're good to go. RJ11 will fit in RJ45 jacks.

[Hash_man]

^^ Exactly ... I used to do office cabling for telus, phone cords will fit in your cat5 jacks.

[00redLUDE]

Thanks for the info.

[zarge]

that won't interfere with the network?

[GoChris]

Originally posted by zarge
that won't interfere with the network?

interfere, no, but it won't work for your phone unless the other end is setup for that. I have cat5 throughout my house as well. I can use any jack for either network or phone. but if I want to change it, I have to go to the termination box downstairs and plug it into the spot I want.

[Xtrema]

Originally posted by zarge
that won't interfere with the network?

It not recommended to use the same cable for both. The line should either go into a switch for network or a bix panel for phone.

Although in theory phone only takes 1 pair, 100FDX takes 2 pairs and you can probably share the same wire with a breakout box. But it's not recommended.

And really, unless you are desperate, all you need is 1 phone jack in the house. Then go buy one of those multi-handset cordless phone and you can have a phone in every spot of the house sans phone jacks.