Is it like a phone cord or a pc monitor cord or co-ax ish?
2006-12-06 13:46:33 · 15 answers · asked by Tanner 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
It looks just like a phone cord connector that had too much turkey for Thanksgiving dinner; the cable is slightly thicker and the plug is about 15% bigger. It is considered RJ45
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2006-12-06 13:49:15 · answer #1 · answered by Seth T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was going to say exactly what the person above said. Sometimes the cord is a tiny bit bigger around than a phone cord. You know a phone cord is kind of flat. An ethernet cable is round.
2006-12-06 13:48:31 · answer #2 · answered by Harpomyminischnauzer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey there. Nice question. It looks double size of a Phone Cord
8 wires on ethernet cord too...
CAT 5 Cable is the original name.
2006-12-06 13:48:55 · answer #3 · answered by The cable guy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
an ethernet cord of Cat5,5e,6 (10mbit, 100mbit, 1000+mbit) looks like a phone cord only it has 4 pairs in it instead of 1. It is roughly the size of a coax cable only it is generally pretty twisty (cat6 is much stiffer due to the amount of twists in it)
the connector for cat5 is generally rj-45 which is like a large telephone connector.. (although you can hook up bnc, rca/composite or any connector you wish)
2006-12-06 13:49:20 · answer #4 · answered by siraraya 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it has plugs on the ends similar to a phone cord, but with 8 wires instead of 4. The plug is wider than a phone cord.
It looks more like a round extension cord than a flat phone cord.
It will usually say CAT5/CAT6 or such on it.
2006-12-06 13:49:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
1st of all they have a lot of names for it like RJ45, Ethernet cable, Network cable or Patch cord.
and if you wanna have look there you go...pal :
http://webtechnix.com.au/support/rj45-plug-pins-with-cover.jpg
thats the best high quality pic i cud get of that cable that confuses all with telephone cord..which is also called RJ11.
which has either got 2 or 4 copper contacts.
2006-12-06 13:51:21 · answer #6 · answered by Rockytruelyrox 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It isn't too far disimalar to a USB cable (If unsure of what that is it is the cord tha runs from your modem to your tower) and they are ussually yellow
2006-12-06 13:49:26 · answer #7 · answered by whay i lost my ?s 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it looks like a phone cord, but the plug is a little bit bigger.
2006-12-06 13:47:25 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
it looks like a phone line cord only 3x as fat and bulky.
2006-12-06 13:47:33 · answer #9 · answered by D 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it ,s in the shape of an over sized phone line terminal end and it is a lot thicker that the normal line,
2006-12-06 13:49:43 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋