ADSL assistance please

[PWellsie]

The initial message was deleted from this topic on 12 November 2017 at 20:50

[maven]

Ideally place a filter between both connections to the line. To restrict any possible interference, and to facilite certain instruments (i.e. facsimile) on the line.

Socket > Filter > Phone
Socket > Filter > PC

Hope that helps.

[pdV6]

PWellsie said:

The set up is; there is 1 phone line, with 2 sockets, the phone is connected at a socket in the kitchen, and the PC is connected to a different socket in another room. Where does the filter need to go?

You need 2 filters - available seperately if there's only one in the kit.

[rjo]

The advice so far seems wrong if your ADSL is anything like what we have. And my guess is that it is.
You only filter the phones. Not the line to your ADSL modem.
The filters are to chop the 20k carrier for the ADSL signal from appearing on the telephone.
You should be able to connect your modem up to the line (with no filter) turn it on and it will perform a bit of light shuffling and clicking for a few seconds then if you have ADSL it will have a light that shows you have 'sync'.

[pdV6]

rjo said:

You only filter the phones. Not the line to your ADSL modem. The filters are to chop the 20k carrier for the ADSL signal from appearing on the telephone.

Depends on the style of the filters supplied.

If they're simple in-line filters for the 'phone, then of course you're correct; you just need to use them between your phones and the phone lines.

From the description, however, they sound like socket splitters with a built-in filter, i.e. they have a (filtered) 'phone socket and an unfiltered modem socket on them.

If you're not wanting to use the phone in the room where the PC is, then you don't actually need to use the filter at all.

[greenv8s]

The instructions on my microfilters say they protect the ADSL against interference from the phone as well as vice-versa. It also says I should have a microfilter on every socket even if the socket is unused. Maybe this isn't necessary, but if in doubt I'd follow the instructions.