Here Here, Hal,
On the money. The last thing this world needs is another interface (NID, demarc, protector) full of scotchlocks.
Tripp,
what if you put in a system or a hub (switch)? Your not going to put that outside are ya?

Mac has a point too. The cable out in the field (the outside plant) is at very best rated a cat 3 and most is level 1 cable (hell in some places it is still paper insulated cable)so why run a cat 5 in from the protector.

That's my 2+2+2=6 cents worth. :thumb: