After a bit of head-scratching he thought about repurposing the four unused wires on one of the RJ45 Ethernet connectors ... of using that port for a network connection. The first step was ...

Telephone connections are commonly referred to as RJ11 connections and Ethernet connections are commonly known as RJ45. Other naming conventions include names such as 6P8C or 8P8C where the number ...

RJ-11 Registered Jack 11 is a four or six wire connector used primarily to connect telephone equipment in the United States. RJ-45 Registered Jack 45: An eight-wire connector used to connect computers ...