Re: Do DSL filters wear out?

Previously CJ <cjmartin04@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> "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:
[...]
>>> 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?

If the modem has a "wireless" light, it is likely a wireless
base-station. It does not matter whether you use it or not, somebody
else could use it if it is poorely or not secured. It may also act as
a router or your Internet provider may simply hand out more than one
DHCP address per customer.

Arno
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