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TimBullock

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Hi,
I have centurylink dsl that I want to connect to my OnQ whole house ethernet. I had planned on connecting my centurylink modem/router with the incoming dsl line in the OnQ box in the basement, then connecting the ethernet cables there. However, the line that comes from the NIC has an ethernet style plug at the end where it connects to the OnQ system. My modem does not have a jack for this. Is there any work around, or dsl modem that accepts this type of input? Thanks!
 
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I am having trouble finding a module like the on you pictured, but if you do an image search for "onq home expansion telecom" you will see similar (but not exactly the sam) devices. It look like that can handle up to 4 phone lines which is why it uses cat5. If you only have one line, then it SHOULD be the two center conductors on the RJ45. There are adapter connectors or you could wire your own .... "Search for "RJ45 to RJ11" ...
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TimBullock

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Its the input to the modem. The modem accepts standard phone plug, but the line coming from the NIC has an ethernet plug that currently connects to the OnQ whole house distribution system (presumably for all the phone jacks around the house).
 
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TimBullock

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Kanewolf,
Sorry for the confusion.

http://imageshack.com/a/img905/6531/aRlQxs.jpg
http://imageshack.com/a/img907/9107/M5zNOP.jpg

One image shows the blue cable coming from the Centurylink NIC to the OnQ Line-In. I have confirmed that this carries our dsl and phone (though we use Ooma VOIP, so we we don't need the phone jacks connected). The second shows the RJ45 attached to the cable that goes into the OnQ line in socket. I have a photo of the Centurylink modem I can share...but it just has a RJ11 DSL in socket to go with its Ethernet LAN outgoing sockets. I hope this clarifies the issue. I want to put my modem in line with the incoming DSL/phone wire and then connect my house ethernet lines to the LAN outlets on the modem (it has 4), so that the tvs etc don't have to use wireless for internet capability.


 
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Why RJ45 is being used as a phone line - you have to talk to the person who installed your system, and what else is behind that panel. Judging by the miserable crimping job done on the cables, you might be for lot more than just a DSL modem.

I would start with tracing how the phone line from the utility goes into that box, and what other services that OnQ provides.
 
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TimBullock

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Thank you for your response. Quality of installation aside, I'm still left with the issue of converting this RJ45 connector to the RJ11 that is on the back of the modem. Are there converters that do that, or do I need to find a dsl-modem that accepts RJ45 input?
 
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I am having trouble finding a module like the on you pictured, but if you do an image search for "onq home expansion telecom" you will see similar (but not exactly the sam) devices. It look like that can handle up to 4 phone lines which is why it uses cat5. If you only have one line, then it SHOULD be the two center conductors on the RJ45. There are adapter connectors or you could wire your own .... "Search for "RJ45 to RJ11" ...
 
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OK, I'll try that. Hopefully it will be something as simple as a plug converter. I appreciate the time you've put into this and I'll let you know how it works out.
 
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TimBullock

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Kanewolf, so here is how I solved it. Having searched without success for either RJ45 input DSL modems, or RF45 female to RJ11 male converters, it occurred to me that as we don't use the phone lines I could link the RJ11 input on my Centurylink DSL modem to one of the phone lines on the OnQ box. Then the ethernets attach to the LAN ports. Voila. All working now. Thanks for working through this with me...sometimes you just need a fresh perspective to solve problems!
 
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