NTE5 socket

[Berserker]

I've had ADSL since the dawn of time (or more accurately 2000), and back then they were all engineer installed, so I have an NTE5 faceplate which has an RJ45 for ADSL and a regulat phone socket, then there's an extension with an RJ45 at one end and an RJ11 socket at the other.

I'm thinking about swapping things around so that my broadband modem lives next to the NTE5 rather than at the extension end. I don't really want to change the NTE5 (it's good) so how can I hook up my modem to the ADSL socket there?

Thanks.

 

[tolien]

Get a shorter cable with an RJ45 and an RJ11 crimped on the ends?

An RJ11 should go in an RJ45 socket too, and work. YMMV of course.

 

[Berserker]

My eyesight isn't up to the job of lining wires up for a crimping tool sadly, otherwise I'd have done that.

I know about putting RJ11 in RJ45 sockets as it's one of the ways you can kill ethernet ports on laptops if you're unlucky, but I don't know if the pinout on the NTE5 RJ45 connector is compatible with that idea.

 

[Tomc@T]

You could just remove the ADSL filter plate on the front and plug an ADSL microfilter into the test socket, then use your RJ11 to the modem/router, from there either a cat5 cable or wireless to your PC. It's not prettiest solution but it would work.

My setup is the same as the OPs, I lose around 2meg through the cable from the socket to the router, I have similar plans to move my router to the hallway and run an ethernet cable to a switch where my PC/printer lives, just need to get a permanent electric socket put in at the bottom of the stairs....

Dad???

 

[Berserker]

Running permanently from the test socket doesn't sound like a particularly clever idea tbh.

In any event, I don't want to lose the NTE5 faceplate (I think it's still an NTE5 even though it's a very early one). I guess I could get an XTE-2005 instead (I already own a couple of their inline microfilters which are probably as good, but less convenient).

Due to using quality components my line consistently syncs at 7620kbps even though I'm about 3km from the exchange, which is almost as good as it gets for ADSL, but as I'm moving to ADSL2+ that might benefit from a shorter cable run.

 

[Tomc@T]

Running permanently from the test socket doesn't sound like a particularly clever idea tbh.

It wont hurt!

I guess I could get an XTE-2005 instead

I got one of those.... made bugger all difference to my sync speed.

but as I'm moving to ADSL2+ that might benefit from a shorter cable run.

When I moved to BE, I did some testing to see what I could get speed wise.

I get between 5.5 meg and 6 meg (depending which way the wind blows), through the ADSL extension to my main PC, when I plugged my router into the test socket via a microfilter, I got between 7.5 and 8 meg.... that is my main reason for wanting to move my router into the hallway and to plug it directly into the test socket.

If you want to keep your faceplate then you will need to "make" your own cable as Tolien suggested.

 

[Nikumba]

I have one of those, and im fairly certain without crawling under my desk it will take an RJ11 - RJ11 cable as mine does into my router

Kimbie

 

[Skidilliplop]

My eyesight isn't up to the job of lining wires up for a crimping tool sadly, otherwise I'd have done that.

I know about putting RJ11 in RJ45 sockets as it's one of the ways you can kill ethernet ports on laptops if you're unlucky, but I don't know if the pinout on the NTE5 RJ45 connector is compatible with that idea.

Fairly sure pins 4&5 on RJ11/45 should be the same for all BT gear. It won't hurt to give it a go. If you can open up the master box and post pics I could probably tell you outright yay or nay.