Re: [OT] ADSL Faceplates

["Simon McCaughey" <simonmcc@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Ok, I'm listening :) So how exactly should I go about checking my
extensions? What do I need to look out for

Thanks

Simon


----- Original Message -----
From: "Phil Harris" <phil@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2004 11:15 PM
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] [OT] ADSL Faceplates


>
> :-D
>
> If only I had a tenner for each time I get a call saying "I'm an
IT
Engineer
> / IT Manager / Computer Engineer / Computer Programmer / whatever so
I'm
not
> your average stupid end user - I know what I'm doing..." at work
then I'd
be
> a *LOT* better off than I am!
>
> At least your - to quote - "average stupid end user"
generally understands
> that they don't know everything and therefore knows that they will
have to
> try to understand and hence read manuals etc.
>
> Phil
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: kimble [mailto:kim@xxxxxxx]
> > Sent: 18 September 2004 23:00
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: [ukha_d] [OT] ADSL Faceplates
> >
> >
> > Ross McLachlan wrote:
> > > I'd check the wiring again and check the correct type of
socket has
> > > been used for extensions. At a friends house a spark had
> > wired up his
> > > phones using all master sockets meaning there were
> > capacitors in every
> > > extension sending the adsl signal up and down,etc.
> >
> > I'll second that - I did some network wiring for a charitable
> > organisation a few months ago where a spurious master socket
> > meant that their ADSL connection would only work properly if
> > the fax machine was unplugged, regardless of filters.  Took
> > ages to work out what was going on, as the place was full of
> > botchy modifications of modifications made by 'so-and-so's
> > husband who works in IT', and the line in question was
> > sharing cabling with one of the PBX extensions, for added
> > confusion value.
> >
> >
> > kim.
> > xxx
> >
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