| Jeff Abrahamson on 18 Oct 2006 16:47:53 -0000 |
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I've determined that my DSL intermittancy is almost certainly due to internal wiring in my house[1]. Rerunning the wire is very difficult, since it's an old house and the run is rather long. I've thought about doubling pairs[2], but I suspect I'd only introduce worse reflection problems. Another solution is to put the DSL modem in the basement and run two 802.11 routers in bridge mode. Major disadvantage is I have to pay for two new 802.11 boxes. Another solution is to ask that my line be reprovisioned to a lower speed and figure I'm going to move next year. Anyone see another solution? -- Jeff Jeff Abrahamson <http://jeff.purple.com/> +1 215/837-2287 GPG fingerprint: 1A1A BA95 D082 A558 A276 63C6 16BF 8C4C 0D1D AE4B [1] I tried a second modem, same results. I took the existing modem to the NID outside the house and the speakeasy tech reported that a plug/unplug test looked very clean. The same plug/unplug test on the fourth floor shows a lot of line faults. [2] Instead of running on red/green alone, run on black & red / yellow & green. The existing run is a ten foot or so piece of cat-4 from the NID to the basement ceiling, then a splice to a 4-conductor twisted pair bundle that runs 100 - 150 feet to the fourth floor, possibly with a splice along the way. Who knows what lurks in old house history. Attachment:
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