Re: Do DSL filters wear out?
- From: "CJ" <cjmartin04@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2006 19:06:48 GMT
"Pen" <pen34usnospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "CJ" <cjmartin04@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> "Chris Hill" <chill_mapsfree_000@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>>> On Sat, 21 Jan 2006 04:27:30 GMT, "CJ" <cjmartin04@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>>My Verizon DSL connection has been acting very badly this past week.
>>>>I've tested it twice and it's running between 79-80 kbps download and 62
>>>>kbps upload. The performance has been horrible from email to web
>>>>browsing and especially downlaods. This is at 11:30 pm ET. I also tested
>>>>it on Wednesday at like 7:30 pm ET and got the same results.
>>>>I've heard that a bad DSL filter could be the cause of my problem. I've
>>>>had these DSL filters for approximately a year. Do they wear out after
>>>>about a year of use? I've got one because my phone line connects into
>>>>the same outlet as my DSL modem.
>>>>
>>>>Also, in the past two years living in my building I've had people
>>>>physically steal my phone line and cable line from where it enters my
>>>>floor. They just took the whole line and plugged it into their
>>>>apartment. Is it technically possible somebody could have figured out
>>>>how to leech off my DSL? I do not have a wi-fi connection. I don't know
>>>>if this means anything, but the "wireless" light is lit up on my DSL
>>>>modem continuously now. The E1 light flickers every once in a while.
>>>
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>>> I'd start by going into the modem's setup and making sure that the
>>> wireless (which it apparently has) is disabled. I'd next unplug my
>>> phone and plug the dsl modem in direct to the phone line and see if
>>> things improve.
>>>
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>> Ok thanks. I'll at least do the unplugging of the phone. However, since I
>> have Verizon and their setup done with just their CD, I don't know where
>> to go to get at the modem's setup. It's a Westall 327W. I've got it
>> connected to my PC through an Ethernet connection. I went into control
>> panel--Phone and Modem Options and the modem is not displayed as
>> existing. I also went into System--Hardware and the modem is also not
>> displayed as existing.
>> Where do I go to get into the modem's setup to disable the wireless
>> access? I've also tried the Verizon Online Support Center application
>> they give you and it does not give you an option to change modem
>> settings, just to change the actual type of modem to another one.
> Westell support is found here;
> http://www.westell.com/pages/index.jsp
Thanks for the link. I just opened the PDF of their documentation (which
took 10 minutes for a 5.64 MB download). Unfortunately I can't get into the
web page they want me to get into in order to change my settings! I think my
only option is to call Verizon and deal with their customer service.
Could somebody please tell me why, or if, I should be worried that the
Wireless light is lit up constantly? Does that mean somebody is leaching off
my DSL connection even though I do not have a router or any wi-fi
connection?
.
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