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How can I be sure that the residence hall jack I&#146m trying to plug my Ethernet network cable into is a network jack and not a phone jack?

April 26, 2017cable Ethernet Hall Jack Network PLUG Residence sure

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How can I be sure that the residence hall jack I&#146m trying to plug my Ethernet network cable into is a network jack and not a phone jack?

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The network jack has eight small metal wires in it and is on the same wall plate as the cable TV connector. The connector on the end of the Ethernet Network cable is too wide to fit into a phone jack. The phone jack is too small to accept the end of the Ethernet cable and has only four wires in it. (See the diagram in the next question.