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Re: DSL - from the installer
Ideally, the best thing to do is re-wire the phone "system" in your house. Granted, in some cases, this may not be an easy job. Another reason, not directly related to DSL though, is the way phones were wired years ago, it was a "chain" type layout -- the wire from the phone company's entry goes to one phone, then to another phone, then to another. If the link dies in front of the first phone, #2 and 3 won't work. The new way is called something like "star" -- an individual wire is run to *each* phone.
As for identifying dead jacks, just plug a phone into it !! If it doesn't work, don't bother "fixing" it. If it runs right to the distribution block, you could run a new wire (pull the new wire into place as you pull the old one out). Otherwise, get rid of it. |
