Thanks everyone! It's kind of fun seeing all of the different points of view on a simple question like this. And everyone agreed that what I did would work fine too.
I had used a straight through 25' long Cat5e cable, and At&t finally told me today that the smart jack was bad, and that once they replaced it - all is well. And - I didn't look like an idiot either! Sometimes a blind squirrel finds a nut... :) -Zim ---------- Original Message ----------- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [email protected] Sent: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 22:34:51 EST Subject: Re: KX-T: T1 Smart Jack wiring... > Zim: > > T1 is wired as an "RJ45" 8 pin jack, with the designation of RJ48C. > pins 1,2 RX pins 4,5 TX. Pin 1 is Ring RX, Pin 2 is Tip RX, Pin 4 > is Ring (R1) TX, pin 5 is Tip (T1) TX. A straight thru patch > cable is required, so that the pinouts do not reverse in the cable. > This is known as a x-over cable in the network world. Umm, no. A crossover cable in the network world is one where 1 & 2 get swapped with 3 & 6... Bob
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