Folks.
This is way off topic for SLUG, so replies to me direct and slug-chat
please {as I'm not subscribed there}. I will not continue this thread on
slug - only slug-chat.
I posted it here for the sole purpose of a wider audience - and the fact
that if I can get it to work, it *will* be using a Linux box as gateway.
:-) That's my excuse and I'm sticking to it.
My house {rental} is wired something like this. Pardon the ASCII art -
it's the best I can do.
Street cable
|
|
|
Ingress/Egress
|(a) |(b) |(c)
| | |
| | |
| | |
PhoneA - | | Disconnected socket
|
|
-----------
| |
| - PhoneB
|
SocketB |
{
{
{ Extension Cable
{
{
- Modem/Computer
Note that Phone B is most likely in series with sicket B, so the cable is,
in effect, another cascade from Socket B to phone B
I'm not completely certain how ADSL deals with extensions. If I were to
connect ADSL, would I
1) Have to disconnect socket B and phone B, and run the ADSL modem, router
from a single splitter at socket A
2) Put a splitter [ADSL} at socket A, phone B and the modem/copmputer at
the end of the extension cord
3) Put a splitter at ever point
4) Something else?
What I'm really hoping to find out is if I can run ADSL over the existing
setup without loss of quality {I'm considering either a 512/128 or a
1500/256 connection}, because the computer room is a long way from socket
A, which is where the main house phone is conected, and running ethernet
from there to the computer room is almost impossible, hence I'd have to go
wireless at a much greater expense.
Does anyone know enough of the technical workings of ADSL to give a
definitive answer? How does the additional sockets/wiring affect the
signal attenuation/dropoff characteristics?
Thanks for any answers.
DaZZa
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