Mike wrote:

> In message <3f072af3_5@corp.newsgroups.com>, ynotssor
> <ynotssor@hotmailDAUGHTcom.stuff> writes
>>In article <2YwXw0OqFxB$Ew6b@fenlandsoftware.demon.co.uk> Mike
>><mike@fensoft.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>>> A friend has a Samsung laptop with what appears to be a network
>>> interface connector on the modem card and he wants to try connecting
>>> it to his PC.
>>> I haven't seen it yet so I'm not sure it's really a network
>>> connector but I want to make a patch lead up before I go to see him
>>> (he lives some
>>> distance away). The connector is only a 6pin RJ11/12 and I don't
>>> know which 6 of the usual 8 wires to connect - the other end will
>>> have a RJ45 connector and will plug-in to a standard PC (so I'll
>>> need to cross-over
>>> the connections). Does anyone know which wires I need to use or the
>>> URL of a web page where I can find the information?
>>
>>When you say "modem card" wrt a laptop, do you mean a PCMCIA card?
>>Most laptops have a modem port iand network connection as an integral
>>part of the backplane.
>>
> I said "modem card" because I'm more used to bigger machines (towers
> and
> desktops). I haven't seen this laptop yet but I don't think the
> connectors are on a PCMCIA card. Are these integral network
> connectors usually RJ45 or RJ11?
>
>>Some computers have 2 RJ11 ports, one for modem and one for a physical
>>telephone unit, so that the phone can be used when the modem is
>>offline. Unusual in a laptop to be sure, but something worth
>>considering.
>>
> Yes, I thought it was probably a 'phone connector but my friend thinks
> it's a network connection. Given what you say, above, he could be
> right.
>
> Presuming it is a network connector, how should I connect up a RJ45 to
> RJ11/12 crossover lead for it? I wasn't too worried about the laptop
> having only 6 connections (rather that 8) because AIUI only two pairs
> are used but I'm not sure which two. Usually I connect all 8.
>>

I think Belkin makes a RJ12 to RJ45 adapter. (Don't ask me why.)

But do you really want to try this without having the specs for the
modem card?