A telephone line must be plugged into the DSL modem in order to send and receive online signals. To convert a phone jack into an Ethernet jack that can be connected to a computer, install a DSL modem using the telephone jack in your home. A few supplies from an electronics shop are needed.
What happens if you plug an Ethernet cable into a phone jack?
Needless to say, any Ethernet equipment plugged into a jack wired for phone use will be destroyed on the first ring. All of your cables go to a low voltage box. Inside the box, many of the cables are wired for phone service. You have to first remove the cable from the phone before using it for Ethernet.
How do I convert my phone cable to Ethernet?
Pay an electrician to separate the bundle and convert each cable and endplate to ethernet. They'll need to split out the original 8 wires in each, in the correct order and into new ethernet plugs with special crimper. They'll also have to replace every one of your phone plug wall plates with an ethernet plug one.
Can phone lines be used as Ethernet?
if you want Ethernet someplace that the former phone lines don't go, but the coax lines do, you can use MOCA adapters to run the Ethernet over the coax lines. It coexists with cable TV signals, if you're using that.Mar 6, 2017
Can house phone lines be used as ethernet?
Most homes built in the late 90s or later used Cat 5 or Cat5e cable for phone lines and since they only use a couple pairs of the wires, you can convert them to 100Mbps or 1Gbps ethernet if you're no longer using a landline.