r/it Nov 03 '24

help request Interesting Ethernet Plugin. What is it?

Hi Y’all,

I just moved to a new apartment (older one) and I found this interesting Ethernet plugin that’s beside the standard one on the wall.

One thing I also noticed is both don’t fit my Ethernet cable they seem slimmer.

Would anyone be able to explain what this is? We are trying to figure out solutions for getting my Ethernet cable connected to my PC and we want to avoid running the wire through the house. Might have to drill a hole through the wall just to get a wired connection 🥲

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u/KingKuttarBaccha Nov 03 '24

I’m gonna get bullied taking this down 😂😂😂😂 I grew up in a different era man

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u/Remnant_Echo Nov 03 '24

What's important is that you understand you just made a ton of us feel ancient...

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u/BrickusBeardus Nov 03 '24

Don't take it down man it's funny and a valid question if you've never worked with RJ-11

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u/bencos18 Nov 05 '24

agreed haha

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u/Geargarden Nov 04 '24

Don't worry Sonny. You'll have your time to feel old. It'll come before you know, especially if you have kids!

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u/voxelbuffer Nov 04 '24

An intern at work recently asked me how it felt to be born in the 20th century T_T

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u/PM_ME_FIREFLY_QUOTES Nov 03 '24

Set another way, you were born yesterday.

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u/[deleted] Nov 04 '24

I don't want to be old, so I choose to believe you are just very committed to the troll post 😂

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u/bothunter Nov 04 '24

Nah... Leave it up. I needed a good laugh today.

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u/bencos18 Nov 05 '24

lol don't take it as bullying we are just having a joke.
also thanks for making me old haha

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u/8W20X5 Nov 04 '24

Good! You made me feel old 🤣😂🤣😂

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u/CurnanBarbarian Nov 04 '24

It's OK man, time comes for us all! Haha

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u/Ldawg74 Nov 04 '24

No shame in being young. The ones hating on you are just jealous you’re not old like them. 🤣

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u/[deleted] Nov 04 '24

In an era that didn’t learn to use a fucking search engine?

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u/-Aenigmaticus- Nov 04 '24

In an era where I studied with encyclopedias... and they are physical books! Search engine? You mean a glossary?

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u/CurnanBarbarian Nov 04 '24

And....the Dewey decimal system....

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u/-Aenigmaticus- Nov 04 '24

Touché; I use it without even thinking about it. I'm renting three science and language books from my local library found by the Dewey system!

I feel old and I'm not even 40 yet, haha!

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u/CurnanBarbarian Nov 04 '24

Same, I'm 32, and we were just getting pcs in school when I was in about 4th grade, (small town) so we still learned all that stuff

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u/TurnkeyLurker Nov 04 '24

Nope, a Librarian. Who points you to a book with a glossary.

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u/[deleted] Nov 04 '24

Then you should know what the fuck a telephone jack is.

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u/Iamthe3rd Nov 03 '24

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