Probably a better than even chance he doesn't have an RJ-11 jack in the living room. Relatively new homes, say last 5 years, have typically had RJ-11 jacks (back to the low-voltage panel) in the bedrooms and kitchen only. Curiously, we actually had 2 RJ-45s in one of the bedrooms, RJ-11 elsewhere. His mileage may vary depending on when is house was built and type of house.
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Originally Posted by villagetinker
Take a look at you low voltage box, you may find that you already have cat 5 (ethernet) cable installed, that is what they used in out house for the telephones. So if you are NOT using the hardwired phones (ours are wireless), then all you need is someone to change the RY-11 to RJ-45 connectors, ans connect the wires correctly. You can have a patch panel installed in the low voltage box, and if you do not want or need a router, then use a straight through cable to patch the 2 room together.
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