In article , Bob Eager
writes
On Mon, 18 Apr 2005 18:55:49 UTC, "nicoll"
wrote:

Secondly to connect my broadband router to the patch panel I'd like a RJ11
to RJ45 patch lead. At the moment I'm doing this with a two leads and a RJ11
to BT coupler connected to a BT to RJ45 coupler.

But RJ11 fits into RJ45 (and connects to the middle four pins). So just
use a standard RJ11-both-ends lead.

Bad move, this knackers the RJ45 socket (the plastic bits either side of
the RJ11 terminals bend the outer RJ45 contact wires). Or at least it
did when I tried it.
--
Tim Mitchell