on 7/28/01 3:03 PM, Clark Martin at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>> Is it true that RJ-11 cables from phonenet adapters can be plugged into a
>> standard telephone jack on the wall of a house in order to connect Macs in
>> different rooms or on different floors? 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!
>
> It uses the second line connections of an RJ-11, pins 2 & 5. The phone
> uses pins 3 & 4. If the house was wired for two phone lines then you might
> be set, more or less. If it is wired for more than one line make sure the
> line you use for LocalTalk is disconnected at the demarcation point
> (demarc) where the phone lines from the pole are hooked up to the household
> lines.
What is the demarcation point? You mean disconnet the phone line that
they're using from localtalk so that there's no chance of it getting any
telephone traffic? Where would I find this demarc?
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Amber Rhea
Certified Macintosh System Administrator
Tangerine Computer Services, Athens, GA
http://www.tangerinecs.com
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