ethernet port

[sitie_aniem]

"Ethernet Port
This port looks a lot like the modem or telephone port but it is actually wider. You can use this port for networking and also connecting to the Internet. Ethernet." I got this phrase from Internet. what is the meaning of wider? i am not understanding at all. i try to search but still not find the meaning. can u explain briefly?

[pritaeas]

Wider as in width. A telephone plug is several mm smaller than an ethernet plug. This is because the telephone uses 6 cables, and ethernet 8.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RJ11,_RJ14,_RJ25
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethernet