Connect my printer via Ethernet

RE good evening,

Apparently, you have two telephone sockets at home. And they are probably connected, but this is about the telephone network (RJ11).

The standard and the way to communicate on the telephone network does not correspond at all to the standard for wired computer networks based on TCP/IP.

Even if you manage to connect your printer with an RJ11/RJ45 ETHERNET cable (does that exist????), it's highly likely that it won't work. Unless you are confusing things and it actually is an RJ45 ETHERNET socket. Sometimes in very recent and modern houses, the box is integrated into the electrical panel and you can find RJ45 sockets almost everywhere in the house....

In fact, you can test to see if it's RJ45 or RJ11: take a network cable and try to connect it to the socket: if it works, it's RJ45; if not, the socket is a telephone socket in RJ11.

Since the box has a built-in ADSL modem, it acts as a "gateway" between the two networks: the telephone network and the internet network. But the standards are different....

Tough, tough!!!!!

I understand that a non-technical person can get lost quickly :-))

One thing is for sure: Powerline (CPL) is a very good solution.

There is also WIFI, if the printer can handle it. With WIFI, you don't buy anything at all. Because the box is probably equipped with a WIFI card. Just ensure that your printer is WIFI as well. In principle, if your printer is WIFI, there is a little "WIFI" logo on the printer.....

Kind regards.

The printer is not Wi-Fi.
So the RJ45/RJ11 cables do exist, yes.
Otherwise, my apartment is brand new and I have 3 "RJ11 sockets" (kitchen, living room, office/bedroom).
-RJ11 because my RJ45 ethernet cords are too big and do not fit into the socket-

RE- good evening

I had forgotten about the RJ45/RJ11 cables.

I went to this page: http://gurau-audibert.hd.free.fr/josdblog/2012/06/cablage-prise-telephone-rj11/ (for those who will read this topic)

I remember that the RJ11 (2 connections needed) is going to disappear in favor of the RJ45 for the telephone network. However, I maintain that your printer will not be able to communicate with the box because it uses the ETHERNET standard (4 connections needed) and not the standard for the phone...

Some information about RJ45: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/RJ45

It's great, now we have the same connector for two different networks, everything is getting complicated!!!!


Best regards.

Alright! Thank you very much for all this information!
Have a good evening!