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From: k2@charly.bl.physik.tu-muenchen.de (Klaus Steinberger)
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Subject: Re: MMJ vs. RJ12?
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Date: 27 Jun 90 12:40:46 GMT
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bob@kahala.soest.hawaii.edu (Bob Cunningham) writes:

>Would someone who knows please say what the difference is between
>MMJ and RJ12 jacks?

>I have to specify for some terminal server-related equipment.  I THINK
>they're both 6-wire modular jacks (similar to the 4-wire RJ11), but
>if that's true, I can't figure out what the difference would be
>between them.

>thanks,

The only difference is, that the locking nose is assymmetric
on the MMJ, and symmetric on the RJ12. So you can't plug a RJ12
into a MMJ, and vice versa.

Sincerely,
Klaus Steinberger
Klaus Steinberger               Beschleunigerlabor der TU und LMU Muenchen
Phone: (+49 89)3209 4287        Hochschulgelaende, D-8046 Garching, West Germany
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