Phone Line Experts?

Originally Posted by Dave20046

It's called a croning tool, be aware there are different configuration of cables I beleive most are type 'b'

Also known as an IDC.

[Dave20046]

Originally Posted by Baph

Also known as an IDC.

lost me.

[timwilky]

Originally Posted by flymo

What would be the point of that?

depending upon your ISP address allocation, you could theoretically have say a /28 address range etc. You could then put multiple routers behind a switch connected to your modem. You might do this if you want a small DMZ or to separate voip traffic from network traffic etc. which is exactly what I did for my brother business. 1 phone line, 1 modem, 1 switch, 2 routers, 2 VoIP ATAs etc.

Biggest requirement I can think of is where you have multiple gamers in one house. Some game sites to not permit multiple players to use the same IP address so a conventional NAT router solution would not be suitable.