[Gllug] [mildly OT] minimal adsl routers?

[Jonathan Dye]

Chris Bell wrote:
> On Wed 13 Aug, Jonathan Dye wrote:
>> 
> 
>> 
>> I got one of the CA64Es (4 port version) the other day and I've not
>> managed to get my ADSL connection working yet.  I think it is
>> probably the line rather than anything else as I've tried plugging
>> the router directly into the bt master box (without the front plate)
>> with several different cables with no luck.  The diagnostics page on
>> the router usually fails the "ADSL Connection Test" test which is
>> before the ATM and PPPoATM tests so I suspect its the line.  I've
>> ended up calling my ISP who will escallate this to BT but I wondered
>> if anyone else had similar problems with ADSL? 
>> 
>    Are you far from the exchange? 

I don't know how far I am from the exchange.

> "ADSL filters" are dual purpose, they prevent the ADSL carrier 
> from getting lost as well as ensuring that it does not interfere 
> with other equipment. 

>From what I understood the filters were needed only if you had other phones
plugged in at the same time as the router, which is why I tried the
connection by plugging directly in to the back of the BT master box (no
filters and no extensions wired in).

> Make sure that you do not have any cheapo filters, let alone more than
one. 
> BT split off the ADSL at the master termination box using a 
> specially designed multi-stage replacement filter which gives 
> a precise cut-off with the correct line termination, anything
> less will result in reduced signal. The difference in price
> between a full BT spec filter, and a cheapo one plus the BT 
> call-out charge, is considerable. 

I bought a replacement master box frontplate from solwise
(www.solwise.co.uk) which they say is "A splitter of the type installed and
used by the BT engineer for an installed ADSL service.".

JD

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