[whippit]

The cable that goes from the BT phone socket to the pc is to short, so bought some BT extension cable, but the wires in the extension cable are a different colour to the cable from the phone line socket so not sure how to join them together.

The wire colours are as follows

Extension== white with blue stripe= orange with white stripe= white with orange stripe= blue.

BT to PC == red= blue= green= white


any help would be much appreciated

many thanks in advance

[brain_damage]

Be warned........
In the UK you can only wire to the Network provider if you have a Network Termination Socket (NTE No. 5 shown to the right). This is the type where you can release the front plate, to find connectors on the rear.

You connect your wiring to the back of this plate and then refit it. The plate locates in an internal socket which is also used as a test point.

If your phone line goes wrong - you release the front plate and plug a known working telephone instrument in the socket that is now exposed. If the line works, then it is your wiring at fault. You are responsible for this wiring - do not call the Network provider!

If your house is fitted with any other type of line jack, or you have to hard wire to the line - then it is illegal for you to connect any wiring into it!

For more information please contact OFTEL.

from here http://web.ukonline.co.uk/freshwater/howpst.htm


you may be better running an extension from the main socket to a new one by the PC

[whippit]

many thanks, going to take your advice and run an extension from the main socket to a new one by the pc.


much appreciated