[ILUG] I've asked you once...

[lbedford at wbtsystems.com]

On Mon, Apr 24, 2000 at 05:38:28PM +0000, Michael Treacy wrote:
> >Nearly all modems you get out the UK will work in Ireland (and I say nearly
> >just to cover ball's). The modem is not the problem but the cable that goes
> >between it and the wall. If you get a UK modem then all you have to do is
> >use an Irish lead you can get one in any electronic store or in the usual
> >suspects. I never investigated the difference in connections but I'm sure
> >some one can enlighten us.
> 
> AFAIK, and I could be wrong on this, but the difference between the Irish 
> and UK connections lies in which of the four wires are used. Somebody told 
> me not too long ago, that in Ireland, we use the middle two wires of the 
> four wires in the connector, whereas in the UK, they use the outer two. It 
> could be the other way around.
> 
> I'm not sure if this is correct or not - maybe a techie can emlighten us?
Dunno whether I count as a techie, but a cable which swaps the middle
pair with the outside pair works to change between Irish/UK...

1  --\/-- 1
2  --/\-- 2
3  --\/-- 3
4  --/\-- 4
(my crappy ASCII art again!)
so 1 - 2 and 4 - 3 is the changeover you need to make.

Of course, you could just get a UK to Irish adapter :)

L.
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