Actually it seems to depend on the brand of RJ-45 jacks. I used to work in an office that routinely plugged RJ-11s plugged into RJ-45 jacks. They had tested various brand RJ-45 jacks and used those that were tolerent of having RJ-11's plugged in. However, I agree that its in general a bad idea.
Jim James H. Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Ciholas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Scott Lambert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 10:01 AM Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Is Asterisk ready for "real" use? > > On Wed, 20 Aug 2003, Scott Lambert wrote: > > > RJ11 plugs work in RJ45 jacks most of the time. > > Yuck! I was told, and I have verified, that when RJ11 goes into > RJ45, it overbends pin 1 and 8 contact wires so they don't > "relax" back to their original form. This happens because there > is no "slot" in an RJ11 connector for those contacts, so the > plastic bends those wires much more than the others. This causes > loss of contact pressure when a real RJ45 plug is inserted. You > can tell when this happens by looking at an empty RJ45 socket. > If pins 1 and 8 don't line up with the others, someone has > plugged in an RJ11 into it. > > Sounds like a way to have flakey RJ45 jacks all over the place, > and ethernet does use pin 1! > > This must be a FAQ somewhere... > > -- > Mike Ciholas (812) 476-2721 voice > CIHOLAS Enterprises (812) 476-2881 fax > 2626 Kotter Ave, Unit D [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Evansville, IN 47715 http://www.ciholas.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Asterisk-Users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > > _______________________________________________ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
