Comment on What should I call the cable I need?

• Tagger@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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  • testfactor@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Yeah, those are both definitely normal Ethernet jacks. Neither takes a phone cable. You should just need a normal Ethernet line.

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    • thermal_shock@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      RJ45 to be specific. RJ11 is phone

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    • Tagger@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      OMG, thank you so much, I was being super dense!

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      • NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Did it work? As I said, the ports on the router look a little weird, but if a normal network cable plugged into them then you’re good.

        As others have said, you weren’t being dense at all. Your question wasn’t stupid, just a little misguided, and it was very quick for us to figure it out with just a little bit of back and forth. I wish all tech support was this efficient!

        BTW, if anything I was being a bit rude when I said I wasn’t sure why you thought the other end needed to be different. Apologies for that. Looking at the photo of the router you sent around the same time, I can see why you thought that, it really does look different.

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    • NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      The router ports are too short, wtf is that?

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      • testfactor@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Just a little squat. More than tall enough for an rj45 to plug in though. I think they look a little tight because it doesn’t have the same amount of bezel as a lot of boxes will have around the ports.

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  • redlemace@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Forget about your first image/question then … that my friend needs just a regular lan cable. RJ45 at both ends. No telephony involved here

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    • Tagger@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      So, two of the yellow ones?

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      • redlemace@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Absolutely; although the color itself isn’t important. You need RJ45/RJ45 and I’d suggest cat5e or better

        like: www.ebay.com/b/…/bn_7112482108

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    • Tagger@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Thanks, sorry for being a dumbass!

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      • redlemace@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        No need to apologize “no stupid questions” remember ? ;)

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  • NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    What router is that?

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    • Tagger@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      BT Smart hub 2

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      • NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        The ports on the router look weird. I want to look more into this but I’m afk for the next hour. Will look it up more afterwards.

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• Tagger@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  that’s the one

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  • NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Then you just need a normal Ethernet cable. I don’t know why you thought the other end needs to be different.

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    • Tagger@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Because I was being thick. Apparently there are stupid questions!

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      • thezeesystem@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Never a stupid question, people make mistakes, people see things wrong or brains just misfires. No shame in that, learning is important and that’s what you did and that’s the best part

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