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Old 8th August 2021, 20:25   #16
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Originally Posted by mbonwick View Post
If you want your network to run at 1Gbps, which 99% of kit these days supports, you need all 4 pairs (8 wires) in place. As an RJ11 only has 3 pairs (6 wires) at best, its of no use.
I would say thank you if I understood
I want to run my BT set top box via a LAN, if that is the right word, cable.
How many wires from an 8 core LAN cable do I need to use? The set top box has an RJ45 socket but how do I know how many wires are used? Take the thing apart and look?

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