Weird cable in a student dorm

[Guest]

40 minutes ago, brwainer said:

I found it! Well, at least I found the connector I was thinking of. Have a look: http://www.deltec.de/kupfer-technik.html?file=tl_files/bilder/Katalogseiten/katalog-2014-seite-66.pdf

 

based on my subsequent searches based on the words in this PDF, I'm fairly certain it is only used in Germany, and I have no idea how widespread its use is.

 

EDIT: As far as I can tell, the way it's supposed to work is the bottom two squares (red and green) are for ethernet, the upper left square is phone, and the upper right square is video.

 

EDIT2: I found an English brochure http://www.vemco.pl/upload/LEONI_Kerpen/Katalog/2009/2009_LEONI-Kerpen_HomeNet.pdf

 

EDIT3: I found a similar (same?) connector called EC7: PDF

 

EDIT4: It looks like this is the type of patch cable you need: http://db.leoni-kerpen.com/Datacom/lib/MegaLineNet/PREMIUM/ELine_1200_EC7/pk_e.htm

I've heard of EC 7 a bit  but i never actually saw a connector. I always figured it was more like USB than Ethernet.

[wolfsbane3083]

http://www.attic-shop.com/en/patchkabel/1197-764-7070940111473.html

 

Expensive cable is expensive.

 

[Scheer]

4 hours ago, German_John said:

No, it's just a cable. I couldn't put an RJ45 on there, because I need to plug it into the wall socket. 

 

Anyway, thanks guys... I'll ask IT tomorrow (they provide the connection, they'll know), and maybe if they give out those cables for free to students who live there. If not, I'll just fumble somthing together with RJ45 extensions. ^^

For clarification, this cable has EC7 (goofy connector) on one side, and RJ45 on the other, correct? And from what I understand the RJ45 side has issues where it doesn't always work when plugged into the computer?

 

So if I am understanding this correctly, rather than buying a new cable you can cut the RJ45 off right behind the boot and terminate it with a new RJ45.

[German_John]

6 hours ago, brwainer said:

I found it! Well, at least I found the connector I was thinking of. Have a look: http://www.deltec.de/kupfer-technik.html?file=tl_files/bilder/Katalogseiten/katalog-2014-seite-66.pdf

 

based on my subsequent searches based on the words in this PDF, I'm fairly certain it is only used in Germany, and I have no idea how widespread its use is.

 

EDIT: As far as I can tell, the way it's supposed to work is the bottom two squares (red and green) are for ethernet, the upper left square is phone, and the upper right square is video.

 

EDIT2: I found an English brochure http://www.vemco.pl/upload/LEONI_Kerpen/Katalog/2009/2009_LEONI-Kerpen_HomeNet.pdf

 

EDIT3: I found a similar (same?) connector called EC7: PDF

 

EDIT4: It looks like this is the type of patch cable you need: http://db.leoni-kerpen.com/Datacom/lib/MegaLineNet/PREMIUM/ELine_1200_EC7/pk_e.htm

Wow. I didn't think someone would just know this cable at this point.  Thanks for your googling efforts, that does look like the right thing.

[German_John]

5 hours ago, Scheer said:

For clarification, this cable has EC7 (goofy connector) on one side, and RJ45 on the other, correct? And from what I understand the RJ45 side has issues where it doesn't always work when plugged into the computer?

 

So if I am understanding this correctly, rather than buying a new cable you can cut the RJ45 off right behind the boot and terminate it with a new RJ45.

Yes. She or whoever lived there before had it go into their port at a sharp angle apparently. However, I don't know where the cable is broken, and I've never terminated cables  and I'd really rather not destroy her only means of accessing the internet. 

 

She's also leaving in a bit over a month, so... guess she'll have to live with bad cable for a while (or with whatever solution I come up with)