BEST ANSWER:This is only for analog/digital phone lines, so it only uses one pair. Cat5/6/6e is fine, the cable grade has no interaction with this connector. This should NOT be used for ethernet/network cables.
BEST ANSWER:This is only for analog/digital phone lines, so it only uses one pair. Cat5/6/6e is fine, the cable grade has no interaction with this connector. This should NOT be used for ethernet/network cables.
I am not looking to split my connection. I want the same cable to have redundancy for an offline switch so I will be Y splitting the cable with this. What I am trying to achieve is exactly like adding one input and two identical output.
I have a patch panel, the patch panel will feed one 0,5ft cable, i will split it. One end will go to the live switch, and second one will go to the dead switch. if switch one dies, I will turn off the first switch, and turn on the second one. Without zero moving, it will be somewhat redundant. It is for an environment where 0 downtime is not expected.
I was hoping that this would allow me to split my single ethernet cable (running at 400 Mbps download and 21 Mbps upload) for a single computer to two cables and two devices at the same or at least similar speed. That is not the case. I am disappointed to find that it cuts the speeds down to about 60 Mbps (or less) download and the important one the upload speed to less than 10 Mbps. I just didn't want to keep moving the single cable from the desk top computer to the lap top computer. I do several Zoom meetings and the WiFi upload speeds were not sufficient, therefore I was connect directly to the internet by the ethernet cable that goes to the desk top computer. This splitter is not working for me.
for the project that I will be doing this is not a problem as I did not plan to use pin 7 once I rewire it.
See my previous comment for further information as to what I am planning ( insert evil scientists laugh here.... )
PROS: all tested good except for one which had pin 7 crimped improperly on one port. 9.6/10 good.
this is not a problem as I will just use that one for my little project ( see previous comment ).
CONS: I found one of them to have no continuity on one port/pin7. it seems to me that the wire was not stripped before it was crimped or the wire was pulled back in the insulation and it was not stripped back enough or caught by quality control. again this is not a problem for what I will be using it for.
