Do all DSL lines "whistle"?

Do all DSL lines "whistle"?

I only ask because I've been trying to get a broadband connection going and
nothing is working. There's no audible disturbance on the line if I don't
use a microfilter so I'm starting to suspect the line's not actually
enabled. The ISP is BT - their broadband basic offering.

I've set up a DSL connection before, but that was using one of those BT
socket plate things so I never got to head any tone.

Jonathan

Jonathan wrote:
> Do all DSL lines "whistle"?
>
> I only ask because I've been trying to get a broadband connection
> going and nothing is working. There's no audible disturbance on the
> line if I don't use a microfilter so I'm starting to suspect the
> line's not actually enabled. The ISP is BT - their broadband basic
> offering.
>
> I've set up a DSL connection before, but that was using one of those
> BT socket plate things so I never got to head any tone.

Hello

Your line will not make a noise if a connection is not established, and it
may not make a noise in any case. You should use the lights on the
modem/router to determine whether the line has been activated. Is the
link/sync/WAN light flashing or steady? Have you tried different equipment?
Has the activation date passed?

Dominic

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"Dominic" <d.foulkes-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:laadnaZwe-TYt2fdRVn-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Jonathan wrote:
> > Do all DSL lines "whistle"?
> >
> > I only ask because I've been trying to get a broadband connection
> > going and nothing is working. There's no audible disturbance on the
> > line if I don't use a microfilter so I'm starting to suspect the
> > line's not actually enabled. The ISP is BT - their broadband basic
> > offering.
> >
> > I've set up a DSL connection before, but that was using one of those
> > BT socket plate things so I never got to head any tone.
>
> Hello
>
> Your line will not make a noise if a connection is not established, and it
> may not make a noise in any case. You should use the lights on the
> modem/router to determine whether the line has been activated. Is the
> link/sync/WAN light flashing or steady? Have you tried different
equipment?
> Has the activation date passed?
>
> Dominic
>

The router has a light labelled "ADSL" which is flashing slowly. The manual
says this means "ADSL training in progress" - but it just flashes all the
time - the link never gets established. The activation date has passed.
Maybe I better try BT's modem and see if that works - but I've tried the BT
generic login, and I'm pretty sure all my settings are correct on the
router:

PPPoA settings:

VPI=0
VCI=38
Mode=g.dmt
Auth=chap
Idle reconnect=0

Jonathan

Jonathan wrote:
> "Dominic" <d.foulkes-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:laadnaZwe-TYt2fdRVn-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Jonathan wrote:
>>> Do all DSL lines "whistle"?
>>>
>>> I only ask because I've been trying to get a broadband connection
>>> going and nothing is working. There's no audible disturbance on the
>>> line if I don't use a microfilter so I'm starting to suspect the
>>> line's not actually enabled. The ISP is BT - their broadband basic
>>> offering.
>>
>> Your line will not make a noise if a connection is not established,
>> and it may not make a noise in any case. You should use the lights
>> on the modem/router to determine whether the line has been
>> activated. Is the link/sync/WAN light flashing or steady? Have you
>> tried different equipment? Has the activation date passed?
>>
> The router has a light labelled "ADSL" which is flashing slowly. The
> manual says this means "ADSL training in progress" - but it just
> flashes all the time - the link never gets established. The
> activation date has passed. Maybe I better try BT's modem and see if
> that works - but I've tried the BT generic login, and I'm pretty sure
> all my settings are correct on the router:

If the light is flashing it means there is no synchronisation on the line
i.e. it is not activated, or something is preventing sync'. The BT login
will make no difference here, since the line must be sync'd before any login
details are sent. Try the modem, and if that doesn't work call BT.

Dominic

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"Dominic" <d.foulkes-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:G5GdnaPxv-Ng02fdRVn-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Jonathan wrote:
> > "Dominic" <d.foulkes-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:laadnaZwe-TYt2fdRVn-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> Jonathan wrote:
> >>> Do all DSL lines "whistle"?
> >>>
> >>> I only ask because I've been trying to get a broadband connection
> >>> going and nothing is working. There's no audible disturbance on the
> >>> line if I don't use a microfilter so I'm starting to suspect the
> >>> line's not actually enabled. The ISP is BT - their broadband basic
> >>> offering.
> >>
> >> Your line will not make a noise if a connection is not established,
> >> and it may not make a noise in any case. You should use the lights
> >> on the modem/router to determine whether the line has been
> >> activated. Is the link/sync/WAN light flashing or steady? Have you
> >> tried different equipment? Has the activation date passed?
> >>
> > The router has a light labelled "ADSL" which is flashing slowly. The
> > manual says this means "ADSL training in progress" - but it just
> > flashes all the time - the link never gets established. The
> > activation date has passed. Maybe I better try BT's modem and see if
> > that works - but I've tried the BT generic login, and I'm pretty sure
> > all my settings are correct on the router:
>
> If the light is flashing it means there is no synchronisation on the line
> i.e. it is not activated, or something is preventing sync'. The BT login
> will make no difference here, since the line must be sync'd before any
login
> details are sent. Try the modem, and if that doesn't work call BT.
>
> Dominic
>

OK cheers - thanks for your help. It's a sunny day out there though, you
should be in the jacuzzi with a pina colada, not stuck inside giving me tips
on DSL synching.

Jonathan

Jonathan wrote:
> "Dominic" <d.foulkes-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:G5GdnaPxv-Ng02fdRVn-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Jonathan wrote:
>>> "Dominic" <d.foulkes-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
>>> message news:laadnaZwe-TYt2fdRVn-(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>> Jonathan wrote:
>>>>> Do all DSL lines "whistle"?
>>>>>
>>>>> I only ask because I've been trying to get a broadband connection
>>>>> going and nothing is working. There's no audible disturbance on
>>>>> the line if I don't use a microfilter so I'm starting to suspect
>>>>> the line's not actually enabled. The ISP is BT - their broadband
>>>>> basic offering.
<snip>
>
> OK cheers - thanks for your help. It's a sunny day out there though,
> you should be in the jacuzzi with a pina colada, not stuck inside
> giving me tips on DSL synching.

It's not so sunny here (Bucks) - overcast with occasional showers.

"Dominic" <d.foulkes-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:eu2dnaorGr5xHmfdRVn-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Jonathan wrote:
> > "Dominic" <d.foulkes-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:G5GdnaPxv-Ng02fdRVn-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> Jonathan wrote:
> >>> "Dominic" <d.foulkes-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> >>> message news:laadnaZwe-TYt2fdRVn-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >>>> Jonathan wrote:
> >>>>> Do all DSL lines "whistle"?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I only ask because I've been trying to get a broadband connection
> >>>>> going and nothing is working. There's no audible disturbance on
> >>>>> the line if I don't use a microfilter so I'm starting to suspect
> >>>>> the line's not actually enabled. The ISP is BT - their broadband
> >>>>> basic offering.
> <snip>
> >
> > OK cheers - thanks for your help. It's a sunny day out there though,
> > you should be in the jacuzzi with a pina colada, not stuck inside
> > giving me tips on DSL synching.
>
> It's not so sunny here (Bucks) - overcast with occasional showers.
>

Oh well, perhaps better then since I'm still nowhere on getting this BT
connection working. The BT ADSL modem fails to connect with the exactly the
same error (status is "training") as the router.

I'll have to try BT. Thanks anyway.

JJ

On Sun, 18 Jul 2004 22:11:45 +0100, "Jonathan"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>"Dominic" <d.foulkes-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:eu2dnaorGr5xHmfdRVn-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Jonathan wrote:
>> > "Dominic" <d.foulkes-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> > news:G5GdnaPxv-Ng02fdRVn-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >> Jonathan wrote:
>> >>> "Dominic" <d.foulkes-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
>> >>> message news:laadnaZwe-TYt2fdRVn-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >>>> Jonathan wrote:
>> >>>>> Do all DSL lines "whistle"?
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> I only ask because I've been trying to get a broadband connection
>> >>>>> going and nothing is working. There's no audible disturbance on
>> >>>>> the line if I don't use a microfilter so I'm starting to suspect
>> >>>>> the line's not actually enabled. The ISP is BT - their broadband
>> >>>>> basic offering.
>> <snip>
>> >
>> > OK cheers - thanks for your help. It's a sunny day out there though,
>> > you should be in the jacuzzi with a pina colada, not stuck inside
>> > giving me tips on DSL synching.
>>
>> It's not so sunny here (Bucks) - overcast with occasional showers.
>>
>
>Oh well, perhaps better then since I'm still nowhere on getting this BT
>connection working. The BT ADSL modem fails to connect with the exactly the
>same error (status is "training") as the router.

I installed a BT Broadband connection for my godmother last week and
we had much the same problem, although the line did in fact "whistle"
in this case - I heard it while I was on the phone to the BT engineer
as I forgot to install the microfilter on that extension...

But I digress. The problem turned out to be something to do with a box
or filter that had been installed on the phone line into her house
because it interfered with Radio 4 otherwise?! I'm having to take her
word for what BT actually said the problem was so it could be rubbish,
but the broadband works now, after a BT engineer visited her house to
fix the problem. Just a thought

Gus.
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cut the spamtrap to reply

>
> But I digress. The problem turned out to be something to do with a box
> or filter that had been installed on the phone line into her house
> because it interfered with Radio 4 otherwise?! I'm having to take her
> word for what BT actually said the problem was so it could be rubbish,
> but the broadband works now, after a BT engineer visited her house to
> fix the problem. Just a thought
>
>


There was a thread on this NG about just this problem OP date 15/7/04
Subject = Speed touch problem / maximum reach of broad band / rf filters?

Look it up on Google Groups if your NNTP server has expired it.

Graham.


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