On 04-17-97 DENNIS JENKINS wrote to DAVE SHINER... 
 
 DJ> DS>.PID: T.A.G. 2.7 Standard 
 DJ> DS>.MSGID: 1:2202/22 3343d56e 
 
 DJ> DS> I've heard that reversing the polarity on your phone line 
 DJ> DS> can cause problems w/high speed connects.  If this is true 
 DJ> DS> how can I tell which i tip and which is ring and what pins 
 DJ> DS> on the RJ-11 are they supposed to connect to. I have a 
 DJ> DS> volt ohm meter to test with. The house I just move into 
 DJ> DS> has a rats nest of phone cables, so I'd line to test for 
 DJ> DS> polarity at the jack. 
 
 DJ> Radio Shack has a $5 meter that will tell you this. 
 
 DJ> Dennis Jenkins 
 
For roughly the same money, Radio Shack has a specialized tester 
that simply plugs into the outlet.  If the LED lights up green, it 
is good.  If it lights up red, it is reversed.  If it lights up 
yellow, you have AC present.  By the way, a second source for that 
tester would be the local AT&T Phone Mate store or its equivalent. 
 
Ed 
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