Curious Cable

trippb · 10-03-2009, 01:21 PM

I was working in a customers home the other day and they handed me a pile of equipment they had been given. From the pile I was hoping to have what I needed to setup a wireless network. I found a curious cable in the pile and I've been searching trying to find out what it is. Here are the details and a pic:

End 1-
RJ-45 with all pins connected in a 568B scheme (I think it was labled Ethernet/Modem - my picture didn't turn out well enough)

End 2-
RJ-45 with pins 1,2,3,5 connected in a 568B scheme (labled PC/Ethernet) AND a USB cable (labled PC/USB)

Anyone know what it is?

**simpswr** · 10-03-2009, 01:47 PM

Might be a connection from the pc to a UPS?

trippb · 10-03-2009, 02:01 PM

Someone at work suggested that but I would think one of the ends would be labeled UPS or Battery or something like that.

The more I think about it, I'm wondering if it is for some type of network device that runs off of 5 volts and this is basically a POE injector.

10-03-2009, 01:21 PM	#1 (permalink)
trippb Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 2 OS: XP SP3, 7 RC	Curious Cable I was working in a customers home the other day and they handed me a pile of equipment they had been given. From the pile I was hoping to have what I needed to setup a wireless network. I found a curious cable in the pile and I've been searching trying to find out what it is. Here are the details and a pic: End 1- RJ-45 with all pins connected in a 568B scheme (I think it was labled Ethernet/Modem - my picture didn't turn out well enough) End 2- RJ-45 with pins 1,2,3,5 connected in a 568B scheme (labled PC/Ethernet) AND a USB cable (labled PC/USB) Anyone know what it is?

10-03-2009, 01:47 PM	#2 (permalink)
simpswr Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: May 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 12,203 OS: XP, Vista, Win 7	Re: Curious Cable Might be a connection from the pc to a UPS? __________________ Rich MemTest86 \| BenchTest \| Virus/Trojan/Spyware Help How to post a Screen Shot \| PC running slow?

10-03-2009, 02:01 PM	#3 (permalink)
trippb Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 2 OS: XP SP3, 7 RC	Re: Curious Cable Someone at work suggested that but I would think one of the ends would be labeled UPS or Battery or something like that. The more I think about it, I'm wondering if it is for some type of network device that runs off of 5 volts and this is basically a POE injector.