On Wednesday 08 February 2012 17:20:22 Thane Sherrington wrote:
> Hi All,
> I'm pretty sure I know the answer to this, but I want to check. I
> have a client who is convinced they need an "ethernet
> splitter". They have one ethernet jack and want to connect a tower
> and a printer to it. I believe they need a switch, but then I found
> this page: http://www.ethernetsplitterhub.com/
>
> It seems to claim that you put a splitter on each end of an ethernet
> cable and it merges the data onto one cable at one end and then
> splits it apart on the other. My guess is that they are using pairs
> 1 and 2 for one jack and pairs 3 and 4 for the other, but I'm not
> sure.
>
> Anyone want to comment?
>
> T
You got it in one ! Not a good idea though. A 4 port switch will be a
lot more satisfactory.
These "splitters" were commonly used for stuffing a POTS line down an
ethernet cable.
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