> On 29/07/05, Jamie Dobbs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > On 29/07/05, Jamie Dobbs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >> >> > The modem didn't come with a telecom-style phone plug, so I'm using >> >> > the same one from my dial-up modem: male telecom - male rj-11 (or >> >> > whatever number that is). The splitter is male rj11 - (female rj11 >> >> > phone/female rj11 ADSL). I've also got a male rj11 - male rj11. >> >> >> >> You need the filter as it has an RJ11 socket for the ADSL router and >> BT >> >> for the phone. >> > >> > No. It doesn't. It has RJ11 all-round - for the wall socket, for the >> > filtered phone socket, and for the filtered ADSL socket. >> >> It shouldn't do, it should have BT for the wall, RJ11 for the router and >> BT for the phone - I have never seen any that don't. >> If it's all RJ11's and you're using some random RJ11 to BT converter >> then >> I don't like your chances. > > I haven't used the filter because I don't have a BT to female RJ11. It > is the filter that came with the ADSL modem. > > I've only ever tried plugging the modem straight into the socket with > my BT to male RJ11 cable - the same cable I used for my 56k modem.
That may not work as not all modem/phone leads are pinned the same. My advice is to use the cable that came with the router in conjuction with the Dick Smith XH8556 ADSL filter, if that doesn't work then I would definately suspect the Telecom setup or your internal phone cabling. > Cheers, > Carl. > > >
