Hi all. I need an Ethernet cable that goes from one of these ends to the other. What would I call it so that I can search for it and buy it on the internet?

Thanks in advance.

Thanks all - turns out I was being really dense. Thanks to the commenters who helped me sort out my thickness!

  • NeatNit
    39·
    2 months ago

    I don’t think so. They aren’t compatible. Even in the photo, you can see that the right cable only has 2 pins, while an Ethernet connector has 8 (I think). Definitely more than 2.

    What are you actually trying to do? What device are you trying to connect, and to where?

    My guess is that you’re going to need a modem, but please give more context.

    • Tagger@lemmy.worldOP
      10·
      2 months ago

      Thanks, I’m connecting my phillips hue hub to my router. I had a cable that did it previously, but the openreach guys used it to connect the fibre to the router.

      • NeatNit
        14·
        2 months ago

        Is this the hub in question?

        I think you need a perfectly normal Ethernet cable. It would help if you show a photo of both the router and the hub.

          • testfactor@lemmy.world
            27·
            2 months ago

            Yeah, those are both definitely normal Ethernet jacks. Neither takes a phone cable. You should just need a normal Ethernet line.

              • NeatNit
                8·
                2 months ago

                Did it work? As I said, the ports on the router look a little weird, but if a normal network cable plugged into them then you’re good.

                As others have said, you weren’t being dense at all. Your question wasn’t stupid, just a little misguided, and it was very quick for us to figure it out with just a little bit of back and forth. I wish all tech support was this efficient!

                BTW, if anything I was being a bit rude when I said I wasn’t sure why you thought the other end needed to be different. Apologies for that. Looking at the photo of the router you sent around the same time, I can see why you thought that, it really does look different.

            • NeatNit
              21·
              2 months ago

              The router ports are too short, wtf is that?

              • testfactor@lemmy.world
                3·
                2 months ago

                Just a little squat. More than tall enough for an rj45 to plug in though. I think they look a little tight because it doesn’t have the same amount of bezel as a lot of boxes will have around the ports.

          • redlemace@lemmy.world
            5·
            2 months ago

            Forget about your first image/question then … that my friend needs just a regular lan cable. RJ45 at both ends. No telephony involved here

              • NeatNit
                2·
                2 months ago

                The ports on the router look weird. I want to look more into this but I’m afk for the next hour. Will look it up more afterwards.

          • NeatNit
            2·
            2 months ago

            Then you just need a normal Ethernet cable. I don’t know why you thought the other end needs to be different.

      • Gravitywell.xYz@sh.itjust.works
        41·
        2 months ago

        There is no way they connected fiber to router with a freaking phone cord.

        Either you misunderstood or they lied but what you need is a standard ethernet cable with the same connection on both ends to connect a router to fiber.

        Also if someone is professionally installing hardware they shouldn’t be reusing your existing cables anyway.

        You have an XY problem. If what you need is to connect your phillips hue hub then just say that instead.

  • Midnight Wolf@lemmy.worldEnglish
    15·
    2 months ago

    FYI ‘phone line’ is known as rj11, ‘ethernet’ is rj45. There’s different types of ethernet cable, most common is ‘cat5e’ that can transfer data up-to 1Gb/sec. Newer cables are usually ‘cat6a’ which adds shielding and up-to 10x the data transfer speed.

    So when you go looking for a new one for whatever reason, you have the technical name and don’t have to look at the pictures and hope the listing is actually what you need.

  • redlemace@lemmy.world
    5·
    2 months ago

    The gray one only seems to have two contacts, so it for phones/modems. The yellow one is more common for networking. For compatibility reasons often used in outlets too. The yellow one is RJ45, the gray one RJ11

    So, what you are looking for is an RJ45/RJ11 cable. (cat-3 cable will suffice but higher works too). Alternatively you can use an RJ45/RJ12 (same specs). The difference is RJ12 has 6 wires where RJ11 has only two. Since you have only two in the gray one, both can do the job.

    edit: https://www.ebay.com/itm/222568614235

  • Dave.@aussie.zone
    5·
    2 months ago

    The smaller end is RJ12, the bigger end is RJ45.

    The question is, what are you trying to do with it? RJ12 is/was typically used for telephone connections, RJ45 for Ethernet. Generally speaking, they don’t mix.

    If your plan is to connect a computer to a RJ12 socket on the wall, that’s not going to work. If you’ve been told the socket on the wall is “the internet”, you’re likely going to need a modem in between that socket and your computer.

  • YodaDaCoda@aussie.zoneEnglish
    2·
    2 months ago

    That is one weird cable! I’m guessing someone took a regular ethernet cable and replaced the connector on one end so it could be used for ADSL.

    Ethernet will still run on it, but only at like 10mbps. Which would be enough for your Phillips hub, but please just toss it and replace it with a proper ethernet cable.

  • aeronmelon@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    2 months ago

    The cable on the left is commonly known as an Ethernet cable (RJ45) and the cable on the right is commonly known as a telephone cable (RJ11).

    But I will echo what people are saying in the comments, you just need a regular Ethernet patch cable (RJ45 on both ends).