[comp.dcom.telecom] Two extensions via three wires?

coe@hineni.UUCP (11/17/87)

I have a situation where I want to have two extensions carried by three
wires.  I have a four-wire cable going between floors, with two of the
wires shorted together.  It would be much easier to use the existing
cable than to rip it out and string a new one.

Is it possible to make the two lines share a wire, is there a common
ground?  If it is possible, which should I make common.  I know there
is something called tip and ring, but how do I tell one from another?

Please send mail directly to me, I'll summarize.  Thanks.
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