Switch DSL port to Ethernet port?

[VicciVicVic]

I just wanted to know if it was possible to take out the DSL socket mounted to my wall, cut the cables, buy an ethernet socket and solder the cables in order to create an ethernet connection in my house.

 

[haroon453]

DLS port is normally RJ11 and Ethernet port is RJ 45. You can change the face plate with RJ 45 connector but you will also have to change the wiring.

 

[bill001g]

You don't have to solder them the wires just punch down into connectors.

The bigger questions is where do the wires go and is the wire the proper kind used for ethernet. Ethernet is a point to point media. Phones tend to be daisy chained jack to jack. You need the wires to go between 2 locations and only connect a device on each end. Now if your house has all the phone jacks going back to a central location then at least that part is solved. In most cases if the wires are the standard orange,green,blue,brown pairs...ie 8 total wires...then the cable likely will work. If it is the old style phone wire with just 4 wires that are yellow,red,black,green then you have no chance to make it work.

 

[Corwin65]

Did everyone forget the DSL line has to go into a modem or am I missing something?