ADSL is a broadband networking technology that transmits data over copper telephone lines.
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converting COAX to phone for ADSL
I have a modem that uses COAX as the data line, recently I changed the provider and they said that the internet is ready. They provided a DSL modem that uses phone jack.
Can I cut the coax and ...
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ADSL Line rate detected vs download speed
My modem detects the line rate as 8mbps, but in reality when I use speedtest.net I'm only downloading 7mbps max.
Is there a way I can configure my modem to get this extra 1mbps down?
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Configure router and switch to share internet over network
We have one TP-Link ADSL (Modem/Router) and one D-Link 5-port switch connected via a CAT5 cable. The TP-Link has configured ADSL internet connection and is working. We also have 4 client pc (all ...
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Slow ADSL connection when connecting to normal socket as opposed to the main phone socket
I have just installed a new modem/router at home and after doing some testing I noticed that if I plug the modem directly into the master socket in my flat I get around 4MBits and the logs look like ...
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How does a modem know which ISP to connect to?
I am terminating my contraƧt with my old ISP, however, because I've already paid my account till the end of the month, this connection is still active. I have also signed up with a new ISP who mailed ...
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How do I make my ADSL connection a Windows 7 service?
I connect via ADSL (PPPoE I suppose) with Windows 7. Currently I need to connect each time I boot up my computer. The password is already remembered. How can I make the connection happen automatically ...
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Can I use a basic ADSL modem with modem+router?
I have a TP-LINK TD W8951ND wireless Modem+Router which contains one RJ11 (phone line) port and four RJ45 (Ethernet) ports along with wireless N support.
Now for some reason, my TP-LINK modem ...
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UPNP problems in ADSL Modem and an Access Point
I'm using Windows 7.
I'm using a ADSL Modem provided by my ISP to connect to the Internet. I'm using a TP-Link Access Point (WR941ND) to connect to the ADSL Modem and then I connect my computer to the ...
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How to host website from my home ADSL?
I knew that I can use DynDNS to setup a hosting which will access my home adsl for hosting a website.
I entered there but couldn't figure out how to setup this in steps, I registered a host name but ...
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How does an adsl modem discover the network upon physical setup?
I have some basic knowledge about protocols and the OSI model, i know for example a good deal about how the HTTP works and how FTP works or the diferences between TCP and UDP, but I never studied much ...
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UPDARAfter I moved my dsl modem upstairs it slowed down considerably
I moved my main desktop computer up one floor which unfortunately does not have a WIFI connection and still requires an Ethernet cable. For some reason I am not able to connect my DSL modem to my ...
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Connecting wireless router to wired ADSL modem
I'm trying to connect a wireless router to a wired ADSL modem.
Steps followed:
Connected wireless router to PC and configured static IP [192.168.1.20], gateway [192.168.1.1]
Connected wireless ...
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Are DSL filters interchangable?
If I have a DSL filter left by AT&T, and use a different ISP now, can I still use AT&T's DSL filter, or do I need to get one from the new ISP?
Do all DSL filters do basically the same thing, ...
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UTP Cable Standards and ADSL speed conflict [closed]
This is a Question Based on Standards of UTP Cables & ADSL.
Category 1 (Cat1) standard cable in UTP cables are used for Audio Communication, esp used in Telephone lines and ISDN. The cable ...
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VOIP (Skype, Lync) 'stutters' with my ISP. How can I prove it?
When I am on VOIP calls (Skype or Lync) most of the time the calls suffer quality issues where the person on the other end cuts out. 4 perfect seconds, then 1 to 1/2 a second of what the other person ...
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Connecting a ADSL router to a wireless router. What am I doing wrong?
What is the correct way to do it? This are the steps I have taken:
Disable DHCP in Wireless router
Setup a fixed IP (192.168.1.2) and telling that the default Gateway is 192.168.1.1 (the ADSL ...
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Why is PPPoE used for DSL rather than EAPoL?
While learning for my IT Security exam I wonder why PPPoE is used for establishing DSL connections instead of EAPoL?
In PPPoE, the authentication is embedded in PPP frames, which are embedded in ...
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What is the main reason for ADSL modem/routers dying?
The other day my home ADSL modem/router (dwg 684t in this case) died. A guy from the telecom company came to my place and brought another one, but he also left this one.
Now, I'm interested - it ...
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How to limit DSL connection speed on Thomson TG585 v7 router?
I have ADSL via a Thomson TG585 v7 router (Demon Internet).
Generally these days its DSL connection reports something like
Bandwidth (Up/Down) [kbps/kbps]: 1.023 / 7.621
I'm interested in ...
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ADSL Wireless Router Configuration with ethernet(rj45) internet connection
I have this adsl wireless router but my internet connection only has RJ45 directly connected to my PC. My questions is how can I use my ADSL wireless router with this kind of internet connection.. ...
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ADSL Connections
Can you have two ADSL connections on a single phone line? Or by law of IT, do two Broadband connections require two separate phone lines and BT master sockets?
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Speed Up Adsl in D-Link DSL-2750U
I have a D-Link DSL-2750U adsl modem router, it shows me my Upstream is 1291 Kbps and my Downstream is 4095 Kbps, but download speed is only 20 KB/s, is there any way to change configuration to speed ...
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Are modems, made for a more recent DSL standard, downwards compatible with older DSL technology?
I understand that older DSL modems aren't compatible with newer technology, but is the case same the other way around? I.e.:
Is VDSL2 modem compatible with a VDSL connection? What about with ADSL or ...
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Why are my downloads up to ~1500KByte/sec only, when the ADSL connection locks at 13611Kbit/s?
No uploading is going on other than the overhead of downloading which appears to be not high for the abilities of the connection: Only about 30-40KByte/s when the router locks at 1012Kb/s and other ...
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Connecting to internet using Bridge mode and see other people in my network
I am a ADSL user and connect to internet using bridge mode that is set in my ADSL modem/router. when I open My Computer in Windows 7 I see a list of other people in my Network section as shown below.
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Can't connect to router behind other router from outside
I have the following setup:
Internet ā· ADSL internet routerĀ ā· TP-LINK wireless router
I want to access this TP-LINK router through the internet. I've tried to access it by DynDNS or No-IP, but I ...
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Two connections in Ubuntu
I have one wire that goes to my laptop. I can connect local network and adsl internet in Windows simultaneously. I created adsl-connection and it works well (I can browse Internet). But I can't ...
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aDSL dropped packets, but only when more than one computer is connected
I'm having problems connecting my LAN to aDSL.
I run a Mac Mini server with a fixed IP address, and my own named, smtpd, httpd, etc. There are two other Ethernet computers, and an Airport Extreme ...
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How do I share one ADSL router between two different bandwidth accounts?
My previous housemate configured his ADSL router so that we both shared the line, but connected to our own bandwidth accounts. Our login details were tied to our network connections on individual ...
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ADSL upload speed low on PC, but good with phone over wifi
on PC over LAN:
on Android phone over wifi:
ADSL status on my router:
These speed tests were run on the same time on same router.
My router brand is TPLink. I have tried new cables with all ...
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ADSL with RFC 2684 Bridging
My new ADSL line is now enabled, I can finally use my Netgear DM111Pv2 to use to the Internet. My ISP has told me a big surprise : I don't need to use a login and a password to connect to the ...
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Downstream rate goes suddenly from 12000 kbps to 500-0 kbps- excellent line attenuation and snr margin
As the title says the line drops for hours or days to unworkable speeds or goes downright offline. I tried to change cables and filters but nothing changed. I should mention the phone also does not ...
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How to tell a router from a switch/hub?
I recently got a ADSL modem with Ethernet ports for providing Internet to more than one client, So how can i tell my ADSL modem is acting as a switch ,router or hub. The function that I have noticed ...
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ADSL router - data rate and max rate [closed]
My ADSL2+ router gives me the following statistics:
SNR Margin: 16.8
Line Attenuation: 25.0
Data Rate: 8192 kbps
Max Rate: 16972 kbps
I don't quite understand Data Rate and Max Rate?
Is Data Rate ...
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Use two ADSL modem with together and have one bandwith [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Is it possible to combine two internet connections to increase performance?
I have two ADSL modem and want to use them with together. I want to have one bandwidth. What ...
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High data rate detected but slow speed
I have an ADSL2+ modem and my max download speed tends to be ~170kb/s (1300 kbps), instead my modem stats claim that it should be almost 5x faster:
Downstream Upstream
SNR ...
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how to ssh virtualbox guest with host in bridged adsl connection
I have an ADSL bridged internet connection. My virtualbox host is windows 7 and guest is archlinux.
(a) my guest ip is 192.168.1.x subnet 24
(b) Internet is available to both guest and host if host ...
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How can I use ADSL line with a broadband router?
I have a broadband router (Linksys E1000) which I've flashed with a DD-WRT firmware. After doing so I realized that this router doesn't have an interface for ADSL port(RJ-11). How can I use the ...
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How to set a bridge mode & connect to it using PPPoE from windows?
How can i use a Linksys WAG200G or a Netgear DG834 router to make it act as a bridge? I need to do that since I have an ADSL connection (using PPPoA) & I need to use my connection with a DD-WRT ...
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Connection problems on Netgear DG834v4 ADSL modem
Try as I may, I can't get a connection on this device using my client's ISP login, nor my ADSL login I use at home. It is syncing nicely and I have a solid DSL light, but a red Internet light for ...
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Downloads stall and won't resume
I have a shaped 384kbps ADSL connection (entry-level "broadband") with an ISP, which runs over the compulsory analog voice line provided by the only telephone provider in the country. "Shaped" means ...
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ADSL Modem Randomly Rebooting
Over the past several months my ADSL modem, a Billion 7402R2, has developed a habit of randomly rebooting. This is normally preceeded by a short period (under 1 minute) of unresponsiveness. It might ...
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Internet Troubles - PPPoE vs PPPoA?
I have been having some internet troubles at home (ADSL2+ connection in Australia). We get random drop-outs from the authentication connection. It will keep the connection to the DSL service, but we ...
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Internet Connection Monitor (free)
I recently moved into a new house, that has telephone ADSL, every now and again it goes down. I wonder if there is some software (free) you can get that plays some alarm when the internet goes down. ...
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Avoiding double NAT with PPPoA connection
I've got an ASUS RT-N56U wending its way to me and have been thinking about how to set this up on my home network. I currently have a Netgear DG634g V5 and was hoping to use this device as a modem ...
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ADSL connection (BSNL dataone) with puppy Linux
I have an old PC which I want to use for internet browsing. I tried using Puppy Linux (version 4.3.1) for the same but have not been able to connect.
I connect via PPPoE. My network card is RTL 8029b ...
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What does that 2 Mbit/s exactly mean for an ADSL?
Recently I came to talk with a network guy about ADSL. He said that an ADSL of 2 Mbit/s means 2 Mbit/s from my modem to the ISP, not 2 Mbit/s from the modem to the internet. That means the speed of ...
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Share ADSL Internet connection between two computers 40 meters away (straight) from each other
I have a box with a working ADSL Internet connection. About 40 meters away (straight), in another house, there is another, older box. There are two houses in between.
Would there be some practical ...
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Why is my ADSL modem not listed as a gateway (chaining two routers)?
I just got a new Wifi Router and connected it to my ADSL modem. The Wifi router assigns IPs in the range 192.168.0.xxx and the ADSL modem assigns IPs in the range 192.168.1.xxx.
The ADSL modem is ...
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No IP address given to router until after cloning MAC address from another computer
This problem had me occupied most of the day until I finally solved it just a little while ago. Unfortunately I still don't understand why the problem surfaced in the first place or why my final ...
