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RJ11 cable and Hub 5
Alan58
16-06-2015
I need to temporarily relocate my Hub 5 into a different room from where the Master Socket is. The supplied cable will not be long enough.

Am I right in thinking the cable connecting the Hub 5 DSL Socket to the Master Socket is RJ11 to RJ11.
Jimbo806
16-06-2015
Yes, yes. Answered twice because yes has only 3 letters.
SteveMcK
17-06-2015
A BT Master sockt is not an RJ11. It's a BT plug to BS6312. Cables usually have BR6312 at one end and RJ11 at the other. Also note that there are at least two ways to wire an RJ11, using pins 3&4, or pins 2&5.
moox
17-06-2015
Originally Posted by SteveMcK:
“A BT Master sockt is not an RJ11. It's a BT plug to BS6312. Cables usually have BR6312 at one end and RJ11 at the other. Also note that there are at least two ways to wire an RJ11, using pins 3&4, or pins 2&5.”

Pedanticism aside, OP might have VDSL which means the filtered faceplate is installed and thus it looks like the master socket has an RJ11 too, for the DSL
chrisjr
17-06-2015
Originally Posted by moox:
“Pedanticism aside, OP might have VDSL which means the filtered faceplate is installed and thus it looks like the master socket has an RJ11 too, for the DSL”

The bog standard Openreach VDSL faceplates have an RJ45 socket which is wired so that a RJ11 plug will work.
Alan58
17-06-2015
Thanks Jimbo806 a straight forward simple answer
Jimbo806
17-06-2015
Originally Posted by SteveMcK:
“A BT Master sockt is not an RJ11. It's a BT plug to BS6312. Cables usually have BR6312 at one end and RJ11 at the other. Also note that there are at least two ways to wire an RJ11, using pins 3&4, or pins 2&5.”

Who mentioned anything about wiring an RJ11 plug, he just want's a longer wire?
Jimbo806
17-06-2015
Originally Posted by chrisjr:
“The bog standard Openreach VDSL faceplates have an RJ45 socket which is wired so that a RJ11 plug will work.”

By bog standard, do you mean the filtered faceplate that screws over the master socket, if so, they are RJ11
chrisjr
17-06-2015
Originally Posted by Jimbo806:
“By bog standard, do you mean the filtered faceplate that screws over the master socket, if so, they are RJ11”

So why is it that every single supplier of NTE5 VDSL faceplates describes the modem socket as RJ45?

http://www.run-it-direct.co.uk/btvdslfaceplate.html
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00NMUXPOS/
http://www.claritybroadband.co.uk/te..._faceplate.htm
http://www.claritybroadband.co.uk/cl...-Modified.html
https://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/GPNTE5ADSL.html
http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/kauden-vdsl-faceplate-n96ll

An RJ45 socket is physically compatible with an RJ11 plug
Jimbo806
19-06-2015
Originally Posted by chrisjr:
“So why is it that every single supplier of NTE5 VDSL faceplates describes the modem socket as RJ45?

http://www.run-it-direct.co.uk/btvdslfaceplate.html
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00NMUXPOS/
http://www.claritybroadband.co.uk/te..._faceplate.htm
http://www.claritybroadband.co.uk/cl...-Modified.html
https://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/GPNTE5ADSL.html
http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/kauden-vdsl-faceplate-n96ll

An RJ45 socket is physically compatible with an RJ11 plug”

I stand corrected (again), just had a try with a Ethernet cable and you were right, it fits. I think I'll ask you what colour I should paint my living room next time I redecorate
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