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echo: hs_modems
to: DAVE SHINER
from: WES NEWELL
date: 1997-04-15 20:29:00
subject: Tip & Ring Question

 DS> I've heard that reversing the polarity on your phone line can cause 
 DS> problems w/high speed connects.  If this is true how can I tell which is 
 DS> tip and which is ring and what pins on the RJ-11 are they supposed to 
 DS> connect to. I have a volt ohm meter to test with. The house I just moved 
 DS> into has a rats nest of phone cables, so I'd line to test for polarity 
 DS> at the jack. 
RS sells a polarity tester, but with a VOM, Tip is Positive (Ground).
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