DSL Gotcha

[Kurt Wall]

Quoth Net Llama!:
> On 07/19/03 17:43, Kurt Wall wrote:
> 
> >Hey, list,
> >
> >I learned something interesting about DSL today. I was having lots
> >or intermittency problems with my DSL connection. A call to tech
> >support later, and it was fixed. Immediately. The solution: make
> >the RJ11 cable from the wall jack to the modem as short as possible.
> >The Ethernet cable can be as long as the protocol supports, but the
> >RJ11 cable needs to be very short, or the connection will be unstable.
> >
> >Go figger.
> 
> Interesting.  PacBell supplied mine.

Speakeasy supplied mine, but I used a longer (25') RJ11 cable to enable
the modem to reach my desk. Perhaps it's time to move the desk. Moving
the modem was easier. :-\

Kurt
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