dsl only connects if Im on the phone

ank904 · 07-24-2006, 04:15 PM

HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I can only connect to the internet if my phone is off the hook or in use?
???????????????????

bry623 · 07-25-2006, 10:29 AM

You need to get a DSL filter and and plug your phone line into that and then plug the filter into the wall.

**johnwill** · 07-26-2006, 03:00 PM

Purchase a DSL splitter and install it at the telco service entrance. Run a direct line from the DSL port on the splitter directly to the DSL modem. Connect all of the other phone instruments to the telephone output of the DSL splitter.

This is as good as it gets for DSL installations, and will usually solve in-house wiring issues.

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ank904 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 1 OS: winxp	dsl only connects if Im on the phone HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can only connect to the internet if my phone is off the hook or in use? ??????????????????? Last edited by ank904; 07-24-2006 at 04:16 PM.

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bry623 Manager, The Conversation Pit/Analyst, Security Team Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: NW Territory circa 1787 Posts: 11,692 OS: winxp pro sp2	You need to get a DSL filter and and plug your phone line into that and then plug the filter into the wall. __________________ "If you aren't a liberal when you're 20, you have no heart. If you aren't a conservative when you are 50, you have no brain"

07-26-2006, 03:00 PM	#3 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 41,720 OS: Windows 7, XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Purchase a DSL splitter and install it at the telco service entrance. Run a direct line from the DSL port on the splitter directly to the DSL modem. Connect all of the other phone instruments to the telephone output of the DSL splitter. This is as good as it gets for DSL installations, and will usually solve in-house wiring issues. __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience