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Thread ID: 64738 2005-12-25 20:59:00 ADSL works in lounge, but not bedroom Greven (91) Press F1
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415727 2005-12-25 20:59:00 My friend's new house has only 1 phone jack & that is in the kitchen. From there, he runs one 20 meter extension cable to his room & one to the lounge. ADSL works fine in the lounge, but in his beedroom, it doesn't even detect that ADSL is enabled on the line.

I have tried using his extension cord, his modem & his filter in the lounge & it works fine. Hes not filtering the ADSL (anymore - that was the first thing I fixed).

Something must be causing interference. The cable to his room goes through the laundry. Can anyone think what might be the problem? It's got me completely stumped.
Greven (91)
415728 2005-12-25 21:15:00 how is the cable that runs to the bedroom contected to the adsl is it
router -pc lounge
-pc bedroom

if this is the configuration check the cable that runs to the bedroom it maybe faulty.
beama (111)
415729 2005-12-25 21:52:00 I haven't managed to talk them into buying a router & network cable. They have 2 of those free modems & they just have one computer at a time online. Greven (91)
415730 2005-12-25 22:51:00 In the States, ADSL was wired to particular jacks, since some were "fully wired", with all four wires, but many were using just two wires. Different standard, so probably not applicable. kingdragonfly (309)
415731 2005-12-25 22:59:00 I presume the phone works in the bedroom and you can't hear static on the line !

Have you tryed another extension cable to the room ?
The 2 to 1 phone jack plug is not one of those that cuts off 1 line when the other is in use?, and or try another one.

Is it the same PC/Laptop he uses in both rooms?,
WhiteWolf4 (3713)
415732 2005-12-26 03:32:00 There is a little bit of noise on the line, but I wouldn't expect it to be enough to screw up the ADSL completely.

I haven't tried the other extension cable because I thought his cable working in the lounge was proof enough it wasn't the cable that was the problem.

It is a different computer in each room, but even if that is screwing up the settings, shouldn't it still detect that the line is ADSL enabled?
Greven (91)
415733 2005-12-26 04:53:00 from my own experience.....if you have two adsl modems you CANNOT get online with one if the other is plugged in.........never mind if it's off.........it's gotta be UNPLUGGED........ drcspy (146)
415734 2005-12-26 05:19:00 Uh OK seems like drcspy's onto it. I was going to suggest swapping the entire system round and see if works in the bedr but not in the lounge. mark c (247)
415735 2005-12-26 05:22:00 I also heard that two adsl devices on the same line will interfer with each other. beama (111)
415736 2005-12-26 05:24:00 I'm fairly sure he unplugged the phone cable to the modem. He said he did the same as he used to do at his old house & he never had any problems there.

I'll get him to try all his parent's stuff in his room. I've already tried all his stuff in the lounge.
Greven (91)
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