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I believe four of the houses ethernet ports lead here.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (2 children)

It's for phones, not internet.

They use the same cable, and just wire up like 3 of the wires. it's usually so you can have multiple phone lines in a house.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

This is the correct answer. RJ12, not RJ45. :)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

It's for any twisted pair termination, whether pots or ethernet