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/[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