> Is it true that RJ-11 cables from phonenet adapters can be plugged into a
Just to clarify, RJ-11 is the style of jack, not the kind of cable. Ethernet
uses CAT 3 or 5 cabling and is connected to computers with RJ-45 jacks at
the end of the cabling. The same is true with phone, except it uses a
different kind of cabling and RJ-11 jacks.
> standard telephone jack on the wall of a house in order to connect Macs in
> different rooms or on different floors?
This is possible if you use the PhoneNet LocalTalk connectors. However, you
cannot have the telephone lines you run LocalTalk over go outside of the
house. The way to do it is to disconnect the lines you are using for network
from the phone company.
>I was recently contacted by a family
> who has five Macs in their house; two on the ground floor, two upstairs, and
> one in the basement. They want to network them for file and print sharing.
> Now, I am not going to undertake this project if I have to go poking around
> with the wiring of their house, but if localtalk can go through the phone
> lines in the house, I'll do it. Thanks!
Thanks,
Sam
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