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Posted by P.Schuman on March 28, 2008, 12:32 pm
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> I've had splitters like this in my tool box for the past decade, but
> have not actually implemented them.
ok - that pretty much answers the rest of your points
> Mine, are male on one side, and two female on the other.
>
> Imagine that you plugged one into a wall jack at the location of a
> workstation, and another in the closet where your switch resides.
>
> This would support two Ethernet or FastEthernet devices at the
> workstation location (e.g.: host, and network attached printer).
really - how ?
> Each device would utilize two of the four pairs within the 8-wire
> (e.g.: Cat 5e) cable.
really - how ?
considering that each Ethernet device normally expects pins 1/2 and 3/6
to be used ?
So, you would have to fabricate a custom cable for each of these
connections at each end
and then plug that cable into your cable-sharing RJ45 splitters..
1/2 = 1/2
3/6 = 3/4
1/2 = 5/6
3/6 = 7/8
> This is however, not an appropriate thing to do from a performance
> standpoint, and should not be standard practice.
>
> If you were utilizing GigEthernet, I believe all four pairs are used
> to support a single device, and therefore splitting would not be an
> option.
>
> Best Regards,
> News Reader
>
> P.Schuman wrote:
>> happen to run across this thread over on the Ethernet newsgroup -
>>
>> Some guy found a RJ45 splitter (2-RJ45 jacks to 1-RJ45 jack)
>> over on ebay (search RJ45 spliiter) that look like the telco 1-line
>> 2-line adapters,
>> but yet this guy (and the ebay description) says these "splitters"
>> .... Features:
>> a.. Convert a single RJ45 outlet to two RJ45 sockets easily, point
>> for more conveniently use
>>
>> b.. Increase the number of RJ45 network connections on an RJ45
>> outlet c.. Compact design, feel free to enjoy your internet surfing
>>
>> d.. Expand one RJ 45 outlet into two 8 wire RJ-45 T adapter,
>> parallel wiring
>>
>> e.. Connector: 3 x RJ45 female
>>
>> f.. 100% Brand New.
>>
>> It doesn't even seem possible to have more "network connections"
>> by just splicing more Ethernet wires together vs a dumb hub ????
>>
>> I could see if you were trying to split out the tip/ring (4/5) or
>> power (7/8)
>> but an Ethernet splitter ?????
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