On a related note, anyone know if I can use my existing wireless router as a switch, basically deactivate the router function. The new modem has the router built into it. I already have an 8 port switch in use, figured I could maybe use this in addition. If not I'll just stick it in the closet in the basement for future use.
Thanks in advance.
Yeah you can turn off the DHCP in the router and it'll act as a switch. Every router setup is different, so I can't tell you how specifically to get into the router to turn it off. Once you find out what the gateway IP is, just plug that number into a browser address bar and a screen with the username/password should show up. (IE: Netgear/Linksys gateway IP addresses are by default 192.168.1.1, DLink are usually 192.168.0.1, etc.)
The standard way for doing a straight through C5e/C6 cable is as follows from left to right:
white orange
orange
white green
blue
white blue
green
white brown
brown
It honestly doesn't matter what order the colors are in, just as long as they're the same on both sides, but if you ever have anyone who knows what they're doing look at your wiring, just do your RJ45s in that fashion to save them the trouble of having to hack you into little pieces and dig little holes around the city to bury you. Trust me. It can be that frustrating to try to fix someone elses non-standard wiring issues when you weren't there to begin with.
On the RJ11 just make sure the pair you're using for an analog line is in the center two pins. Most RJ11s are either 2, 4, or 6 pin layouts, as long as the pair you want to use goes in the center of those pins it'll work.
Edit: so the wiring sequence should work like this (if you want to do it the right way) from left to right:
white orange
blue
white blue
orange
With the blue and white blue in the center two pins as such on BOTH ENDS of the wire, it'll work. Wiring any color combination so they match on both ends will work as recked explained.