Re: PhoneNet

[Tom Greene <tom@cowgod.org>]

On Aug 12, 9:38 pm, "Simon D. Williams" <bb...@chebucto.ns.ca> wrote:
> I'm planning to install a LocalTalk network in my home/garage using
> PhoneNet adaptors and regular phone hardware... I have a standard 4-wire
> phone line running out to the garage, the question is: does PhoneNet use
> all four wires or just two? If it's just two, then is there any reason I
> couldn't use the same wire for both the network and the phone line?
> -s
>

I took a look inside a phonenet-type adapter, it appears the network
uses the second (yellow/black) pair, with the first pair (red/green)
being passed through from one jack to the other with no internal
connection.

Tom