can't get bt voyager working

Hi,

my dad has signed up for BT Yahoo internet. It came with the voyager router
which I plugged into my laptop downstairs to make sure it works. I didn't
run BT's CD, I just went straight into the config page and the user/password
filled itself in after a few seconds and it connected to the internet ok.
I then moved the router upstairs to the tower pc. There is a telephone
extention cable which goes downstairs and is plugged into the filter then
the wall. The DSL light is flashing most of the time and it will not connect
to the internet. It fails all but the first diagnostics tests, but it does
have a up/down link speed. It doesn't get online even when the light stays
on.
A telephone works ok upstairs, could it be a c**p router that needs to be
closer to the wall socket?

any info appriecated,

cheers
matt.



ps. also tried moving the filter to the pc-end

Thus spaketh Matt:
> Hi,
>
> my dad has signed up for BT Yahoo internet. It came with the voyager
> router which I plugged into my laptop downstairs to make sure it
> works. I didn't run BT's CD, I just went straight into the config
> page and the user/password filled itself in after a few seconds and
> it connected to the internet ok. I then moved the router upstairs to the
> tower pc. There is a telephone
> extention cable which goes downstairs and is plugged into the filter
> then the wall. The DSL light is flashing most of the time and it will
> not connect to the internet. It fails all but the first diagnostics
> tests, but it does have a up/down link speed. It doesn't get online
> even when the light stays on.
> A telephone works ok upstairs, could it be a c**p router that needs
> to be closer to the wall socket?
>
> any info appriecated,
>
> cheers
> matt.
>
>
>
> ps. also tried moving the filter to the pc-end

The router needs to be connected unfiltered, and you have the extension
upstairs connected downstairs via a filter, so the router is getting a
filtered signal, which it shouldn't. Phones need filtering not modems /
routers.

On Thu, 10 Feb 2005 00:39:56 -0000, "{{{{{Welcome}}}}}"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Thus spaketh Matt:
>> Hi,
>>
>> my dad has signed up for BT Yahoo internet. It came with the voyager
>> router which I plugged into my laptop downstairs to make sure it
>> works. I didn't run BT's CD, I just went straight into the config
>> page and the user/password filled itself in after a few seconds and
>> it connected to the internet ok. I then moved the router upstairs to the
>> tower pc. There is a telephone
>> extention cable which goes downstairs and is plugged into the filter
>> then the wall. The DSL light is flashing most of the time and it will
>> not connect to the internet. It fails all but the first diagnostics
>> tests, but it does have a up/down link speed. It doesn't get online
>> even when the light stays on.
>> A telephone works ok upstairs, could it be a c**p router that needs
>> to be closer to the wall socket?
>>
>> any info appriecated,
>>
>> cheers
>> matt.
>>
>>
>>
>> ps. also tried moving the filter to the pc-end
>
>The router needs to be connected unfiltered, and you have the extension
>upstairs connected downstairs via a filter, so the router is getting a
>filtered signal, which it shouldn't. Phones need filtering not modems /
>routers.
>
That is, ADSL modems. Treat analogue modems as 'phones.
PeeGee
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Thus spaketh PeeGee:
> On Thu, 10 Feb 2005 00:39:56 -0000, "{{{{{Welcome}}}}}"
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> Thus spaketh Matt:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> my dad has signed up for BT Yahoo internet. It came with the voyager
>>> router which I plugged into my laptop downstairs to make sure it
>>> works. I didn't run BT's CD, I just went straight into the config
>>> page and the user/password filled itself in after a few seconds and
>>> it connected to the internet ok. I then moved the router upstairs
>>> to the tower pc. There is a telephone
>>> extention cable which goes downstairs and is plugged into the filter
>>> then the wall. The DSL light is flashing most of the time and it
>>> will not connect to the internet. It fails all but the first
>>> diagnostics tests, but it does have a up/down link speed. It
>>> doesn't get online even when the light stays on.
>>> A telephone works ok upstairs, could it be a c**p router that needs
>>> to be closer to the wall socket?
>>>
>>> any info appriecated,
>>>
>>> cheers
>>> matt.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ps. also tried moving the filter to the pc-end
>>
>> The router needs to be connected unfiltered, and you have the
>> extension upstairs connected downstairs via a filter, so the router
>> is getting a filtered signal, which it shouldn't. Phones need
>> filtering not modems / routers.
>>
> That is, ADSL modems. Treat analogue modems as 'phones.
> PeeGee

Yes, I am slipping that is twice now in as many days, I have left statements
unclear!

it was a combination of wrong wiring and wrong router setup. Instead of
running BT's cd I just accessed the routers page(192.168...) and entered the
user/password that was sent in a letter. I phoned BT and they said not to do
that, and they gave me a different user/password to type in, all is ok now.

cheers,

matt.
"{{{{{Welcome}}}}}" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thus spaketh PeeGee:
>> On Thu, 10 Feb 2005 00:39:56 -0000, "{{{{{Welcome}}}}}"
>> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>>> Thus spaketh Matt:
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> my dad has signed up for BT Yahoo internet. It came with the voyager
>>>> router which I plugged into my laptop downstairs to make sure it
>>>> works. I didn't run BT's CD, I just went straight into the config
>>>> page and the user/password filled itself in after a few seconds and
>>>> it connected to the internet ok. I then moved the router upstairs
>>>> to the tower pc. There is a telephone
>>>> extention cable which goes downstairs and is plugged into the filter
>>>> then the wall. The DSL light is flashing most of the time and it
>>>> will not connect to the internet. It fails all but the first
>>>> diagnostics tests, but it does have a up/down link speed. It
>>>> doesn't get online even when the light stays on.
>>>> A telephone works ok upstairs, could it be a c**p router that needs
>>>> to be closer to the wall socket?
>>>>
>>>> any info appriecated,
>>>>
>>>> cheers
>>>> matt.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ps. also tried moving the filter to the pc-end
>>>
>>> The router needs to be connected unfiltered, and you have the
>>> extension upstairs connected downstairs via a filter, so the router
>>> is getting a filtered signal, which it shouldn't. Phones need
>>> filtering not modems / routers.
>>>
>> That is, ADSL modems. Treat analogue modems as 'phones.
>> PeeGee
>
> Yes, I am slipping that is twice now in as many days, I have left
> statements unclear!
>