Ed,
I am also on DSL and have wired Ethernet throughout the house.
Due to the long run to my house and the length of phone line in the
house (entry to security system then back to the DSL modem - over 100
feet) the DSL/phone splitters did not work well, so the phone company
installed a splitter at their outside box and brought a dedicate DSL
line to the location of the modem. That solved a LOT of problems.
So yes, a short line to the DSL modem is important.
The other situation I have is that the drop to my house from the nearest
relay box is about 4000 feet. It does not seem to have much effect on
the DSL, but does sometimes my HDTV performance (which is provided by
the same phone company).
So a short cable to the DSL modem is important - it matters little what
you have on the modem output.
I do have an access point to provide wireless for laptops and
smartphones and tablets, but the output of the modem, routers, switches
is not really important IMHO, but the input to a DSL modem is important
to consider.
73,
Don W3FPR
On 12/7/2016 9:15 PM, Edward R Cole wrote:
Ron,
Usually my rule, too.
I was astonished to find that huge bundled cord, but this is in my
wife's hobby room which is her domain. We had changed location of the
DSL modem and router along the way and I suppose that was an expedient
to keep the system connected. Janet is predisposed to rearranging
furniture a couple times per year in her area (ham shack is hands-off
territory; I even give her clearance when she can vacuum floors).
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