[SOLVED] FritzBox RJ11 - RJ45 issue

[theyikes]

Hello. I have a new Fritzbox 7530. My current router uses an RJ11 crystal from the phone box to the router but the new FritzBoz has an RJ45 connector. Is there a special cable I need to get it up and working?

 

[bill001g]

You can get a special cable with rj45 on one end and rj11 on the other. What will generally work is you can plug a rj11 plug into the rj45 jacks. Since the 4 center pins align it will work but it will be slightly loose so you don't want to be moving the cable around.

Note this only works for DSL like you have. Other people ask this when the WAN port on their router is ethernet. That will not work. it works for you because it is a dsl wan port

 

[theyikes]

You can get a special cable with rj45 on one end and rj11 on the other. What will generally work is you can plug a rj11 plug into the rj45 jacks. Since the 4 center pins align it will work but it will be slightly loose so you don't want to be moving the cable around.

Note this only works for DSL like you have. Other people ask this when the WAN port on their router is ethernet. That will not work. it works for you because it is a dsl wan port

Thanks billoo1g that's exactly what i was looking for. I have rj11 an rj45 crystals and some cable, I don't suppose you would have a diagram for this cable?

 

[theyikes]

Bill001g thanks so much for your help, I genuinely do appreciate it. Based on what you told me I found a diagram of the cable in question. Just knocked one up, I can't wait to try it out.

 

[SamirD]

You shouldn't need a special cable--just plug the rj11 into the rj45. But this is ONLY if it is DSL. If it is ethernet, you can damage something.

 

[gggplaya]

You shouldn't need a special cable--just plug the rj11 into the rj45. But this is ONLY if it is DSL. If it is ethernet, you can damage something.

Will RJ11 physically fit and clip into an RJ45 port?

 

[bill001g]

It will clip in and work but some you can push in deeper since the plug is shorter and some are almost impossible to unclip without some tool. Electrically the center 4 ping line up exactly