|> > |> > I realize this is a bad idea, but in my application I think |> > it will be Good Enough(tm). In my fiancee's apartment I have |> > a Cat5 cable running from the living room to the geek lounge. |> > The cable modem is in the living room because there's no |> > cable TV connectors in any other room. I now want to put a |> > WebTV type component into the entertainment center but it |> > needs to be inside the firewall. Is there such thing as a Y |> > adapter that I could split 1 Cat5 run into 2 ethernet lines? |> > Yes, I realize it would break the standard but seeing as how |> > one line is connecting to my cable modem (2 Mb/sec max) and |> > the other will be 10 Mb/s, it should work. Does anybody sell |> > these or is this just a dumb idea and I should have no |> > business trying? |> |> I don't think you can do this. You need to buy a hub or a |switch. Ethernet |> is not like phone wiring. | |Not entirely true. You most certainly can split 10baseT Ethernet |over Cat 5 |by using 4 wires per end. But "can" does not imply "should" and you'll be |a network administrator in one of the deeper circles of Hell if you do. | As an adminstrator who inherited a network wired this way, I heartily agree!