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Phil Pickett
 
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Default Problem with wiring for new second phone line

I'm having trouble getting my 2-line phone working. It appears that I
may have a wiring problem. The phone company made the connections
outside the house. This is what I see:

A white cable with the following 6 wires is coming in:
orange (oIn)
orange/white (owIn)
blue (bIn)
blue/white (bwIn)
green (gIn)
green/white (gwIn)

In the junction box outcide the house, these connect with the 2 CAT5
cables going into the house as follows:

LINE 1:
GRN: bwIn
RED: bIn
YEL: green/White (2 CAT5) + gwIn
BLK: green (2 CAT5)

LINE 2:
GRN: blue (2 CAT5) + gIn
RED: blue/white (2 CAT5) + oIn
YEL: orange/white (2 CAT5) + owIn
BLK: empty

At the phone outlet in the house where I'd like to use the 2-line
phone, there are the following connections:

GRN: blue/white (CAT5)
RED: blue (CAT5)
YEL:
BLK:

The wires connected to what is labeled "LINE 2" on the junction box
appear to be the original "line 1" used in my house. "LINE 2" appears
to be what the phone company just connected as line 2. If I unplug
the jack in the junction box for "LINE 1", plug in a phone, then dial
my second number from my cell, that phone will ring.

I've tried connecting orange and orange/white (CAT5), and also green
and green/white (CAT5) to the phone outlet's YEL and BLK with no luck.

Does the outside connection for "LINE 1" in the junction box look ok?
The connections look quite different from what I see for working "LINE
2".

Can anyone help describe the proper connection to get my second line
working with the above description?

Thanks,

Phil