Re: (OT ?) dsl modem

[Ted Potter <tpotter techmarin com>]

Greetings,

Having been forced into dsl support due to the local co being such
clowns, my experience has been:

1. If your not getting sync on the modem then the line IS NOT setup
for DSL. Period. End of issue.

2. Now it could be the dsl modem is for a different type of DSL. This
used to be a problem but not so much these days.

I would venture to guess that the dsl is not setup on your line.

I think they way it works is that the modem talks to the switch at the
telco office. Does not have anything to do with your ISP.

Can you tell me the modem of the dsl modem ? perhaps some docs for it
can be found.

I use an alcatel 1000 external modem myself. The manual for my modem
clearly states that if there is no sync, there is a physical line
problem between the modem and co office.

Anther test (though not as reliable) is to simply listen to the phone
line with a telephone. If dsl is running on the line you will hear
static. This is why dsl filters are needed on a line with dsl. These
days this is not always the case, some co's now filter at there end.

hth

Ted






On Wed, 2003-12-31 at 06:27, tyche wrote:
> according to our isp, the dsl should be up and running tho the modem itself 
> still hasnt sinc'd with the isp server.
> 
> all info here has to go throught the isp to the phone co.
> 
> so, according to the isp, they talked to the the local phoneco yesterday, and 
> the switch has been installed on our phone line.
> 
> my dsl sinc light is still flashing.
> 
> this is an alcatel home, about 2 years old. any one know if:
> 
> there is a firmware update for this thing?
> and actually how to set it up.
> 
> we didnt get any sort of documentation on it and the stuff i was able to d/l 
> from www.speedtouchdsl.com wasnt all the helpful on this point.
> 
> any help would be appreciated.
> 
> tyche
> 
> 
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