[rfzbaker]

Here's my story. I recently moved to a log house. We've had Hughesnet for about 1 month now, and Verizon is now offering DSL to people on my road. I called up Verizon, and due to overwhelming popularity I have to wait a week or two before they can ship me out my goodies. I chose to do the installation myself, rather than paying $200 to have someone come and do it for me.

I would like a little information on how I go about installing the DSL before it arrives here. From what I've heard so far, its a pain in the rump. I'm only aware of one phone jack that is in the house, and that is downstairs on my mother's business computer. I don't know where anything will plug in, or if ill need an extra phone jack, or anything. I would greatly appreciate it if anyone could offer me any information on how the installation works, what supplies ill need (besides the one Verizon will supply me), and anything else I should know.

Thanks in advance.
-John Baker

 

[johnpost]

easiest is to go to that phone jack enclosure. either replace it with
a dual jack enclosure or alternately run a second jack off that one.
use first jack for dsl, second for voice phone with a dsl filter
on that.

in a frame house i would recommend to go to phone company
box and run a new wire from there but in log construction
utilities are much harder to add or modify.

if you do it with plugin splitters or without a filter then
it won't be good for you in performance.

 

[TerryNet]

I can't say for sure about Verizon, and besides I have no idea where that log house of yours is. But, in general, DSL self installation kits include about three DSL filter/splitters. With only one jack, that will give you some spares. Plug one into a jack and it has two ports--one for DSL and one for "phone." You can plug a phone, fax, answering machine, etc., into the phone port. Each of those "legacy" devices must be connected through one of those filters. Obviously the DSL port is for connecting the DSL modem.

The DSL modem will come with little or no documentation and you may (but don't count on it) be able to find a User Manual on the web for it. It may be a modem/router combo, but they probably won't tell you that. If it is a modem/router combo, the router part probably comes preconfigured for your connection.

Follow the installation and hookup instructions closely. Every minute spent making sure you are doing it right will probably save you an hour of trouble shooting later. It will go very smoothly or else I think you already made the proper suggestion.

 

[Ferendon]

I used to do tech support for Verizon. You'll get one of 3 modems. The Westell 6100, which is a single port modem, the Versalink 327W, which is a 4 port modem/router combo, and has wireless capability, or the Actiontec Gateway, also a 4 port router/modem combo with wireless capability. You'll also receive with it, a duplex adapter (this is NOT a splitter, but is often called that), which will allow you to connect a modem and a phone to the same jack. Any POTS (Plain Old Telephone System) devices will need a filter or your modem will not be able to acheive sync. When you connect the modem, assuming you only have 1 jack, you'll plug in the duplex adapter, directly to the wall jack. On one side of the duplex adapter, connect a filter, and connect your phone to that filter. On the other side of the duplex adapter, connect the DSL modem with the phone cord that Verizon provided you, and only that cord. It's called a "twisted-pair" cord and is shielded alot better than other cables. If you call Tech Support and are using a different cord, the first thing they will tell you is to hook it up with the provided phone cord. It's 6 feet long, it's beige, and it's ROUND, contrary to most phone cords, which are flat. Dependent on what state you live in, you'll either have DHCP or PPPoE. If it's DHCP, plug in the modem, give it a couple minutes, hook up your computer, and go. If it's PPPoE, you're better off calling tech support (1-800-567-6789) and asking for help with a manual setup. The provided disc should be immediately commisioned as a coaster, and it does a HORRIBLE job of getting you online... If you have any other questions, let me know. I still know everyone in the DSL tech support dept, which, by the way, is NOT operated by Verizon, but contracted out to Telvista, at least most of it is.



Oh, and it's NEVER preconfigured. PPPoE uses a username/password to connect, and all VOL modem are shipped with newdsluser setup as the username. You'll be assigned a VZUID by Verizon, either starting in "res" or "vze" followed by about 5 other characters, and you won't have a password. When you call Tech Support, they'll do a password reset, to get a temp password. Then they can give you your VZUID and temp password to put into the modem to obtain a valid IP addres (newdsluser will get you a 10.x.x.x IP, which is used for private networks, and will not allow you to browse) login into Verizon Central (dslstart.verizon.net), where you'll be able to set your own username, and password. THen you'll log back into the modem GUI and put in the new password you set, but leave the VZUID allow, as it never changes, and using it to login actually skips a layer of authentication, making the initial connection quicker and easier.

 

[rfzbaker]

Thank you all for your help. I'll get back to everyone in a few weeks (Maybe a month) and let you know how things go and if i have any problems. I live in PA by the way.

 

[JohnWill]

IMO, this is the best way to configure DSL for a residential user. A bonus is that you require no filters on all the telephone equipment, and you'll have the best configuration of wiring possible for your situation.

Purchase a DSL splitter and install it at the telco service entrance. Run a direct line from the DSL port on the splitter directly to the DSL modem. Connect all of the other phone instruments to the telephone output of the DSL splitter. All of the DSL analog side wiring should be CAT3 or better twisted pair from the telco service entrance to the DSL/ADSL modem. You can use one of the twisted pairs in CAT5 cable if you have that on hand.

This is as good as it gets for DSL installations, and will usually solve in-house wiring issues.ing issues.

 

[DoubleHelix]

If you've only got one phone jack in the whole house and it's connected to a computer, what do you connect your land-line phones to?

 

[johnpost]

If you've only got one phone jack in the whole house and it's connected to a computer, what do you connect your land-line phones to?

you can wire a second jack into the first, use the first jack for
dsl and the second for voice, the second jack can be
mounted right next to the first with just a short
run of inches of cable..

you could also replace the enclosure with a single jack with
one that has two jacks in the same housing.

whatever the procedure you want a filter onto the
voice line. you can buy plugin or wirein filters.

this being a log home it may be hard to go to
the telephone connection box and put a dsl
splitter there and run new cable for dsl
circuit. easiest and most durable is to
wire a second jack box off the first one
with a wired dsl filter inside of it, run
all voice phones off that, use first box
only for dsl. another option is to replace
single jack box with a double jack box
and use plugin filter for your voice line.

you can get plugin splitters that have
a jack with filter for voice line but
that runs the dsl through another
device.

 

[JohnWill]

If you've only got one phone jack in the whole house and it's connected to a computer, what do you connect your land-line phones to?

DSL shares the line with POTS, all you have to do is have a filter on any/all of the telephone equipment.

 

[TerryNet]

I think DoubleHelix was directing the question specifically to rfzbaker, who stated "only aware of one phone jack that is in the house" and went on to indicate that it is connected to a computer.

Maybe this is one of those reading comprehension issues.

 

[shipcostumes]

Hello All, I am the owner of the log home, and mom of jfzbaker. We were living in town. We had all the computers hooked up to cable. BUT now... We built a log home 1 mile from town, (no cable, and until just now no DSL). We have only one phone line. It is only connected to a phone in the main part of the house. The rest of the phones are wireless. We have 3 computers. My main computer is directly hooked to the satellite. Phone jack is right next to it, used only for phone and fax, (single jack). The two upstairs computers are wireless from the satellite-(all blinking gizmos are loated in the basement where the satellite cable enters the home). I just signed into a 15 month contract with hughesnet....THEN DSL has come to our area. jfzbaker is a BIG GAMER, and was even offered a job touring the country. So we want to run both DSL and Satellite into the home, so I can complete my hughesnet contract, and jfzbaker can play his games.
It was new construction, but the phone company offering the DSL used the proper underground wire for dsl to come to our home. They knew it was on it's way to our area. So we are wired for dsl to the perimeter of the house.
I think what I should do, (let me know if I'm on the right page) change the one phone jack to a 2 phone jack, and then run a wire from there to jfzbakers computer. ????
Will the dsl running through the house affect the 3rd computer in the other upstairs bedroom? 1st floor computer, (mine) is direct wired to satellite, (not wireless, so I don't think it will affect me). But there is another bedroom upstairs with another computer and that is wireless satellite.
jfzbaker wants to switch from wireless satellite to dsl, and other bedroom can stay wireless satellite, and the main computer stays satellite.
By the way...I don't think this helps us with dsl, but we do have a second tv cable line wired into dfzbakers room. We thought that was what the satellite internet, (hughesnet) needed....but we were wrong. TV is directv.
If I confused anyone with all of this, I apologize...just trying to clarify so you can help.
Thanks so much, shipcostumes rfzbakers mom

 

[techy689]

well i dont no what u all have been talking about.. but about the phone line issue... if there is any phone port in the log being used, make sure it is connected to a filter otherwise the internet will interfere with ure phone...

 

[shipcostumes]

to S4baz-Thank you for your post. Any one with any additional information would be helpful. New question with the dsl...Hubby does not understand why dsl cannot be hooked up through an existing tv cable line. I thought it was just because they are different wires. He says it should transfer the information the same....oh my gosh. It has to be a simple answer...like the wires just are not the same. Help, thanks

 

[DoubleHelix]

Your posts sound like a total jumble of terms.

A phone jack is a plug in the wall that a phone cord plugs into. If this is a new construction home, I seriously doubt there is only one phone jack on one wall in the entire home. Am I correct?

A phone line means you only have one phone number and can only make one phone call at a time. You do not need more than one phone line in order to have a DSL connection. You do, however, need a phone jack to connect the modem to. If you really only have one physical jack, you should probably get another installed.

The "wireless" phones you're talking about, are they cell phones? Or are they cordless phones? I'm guessing they're cordless. Perhaps connecting to a base station that is connected to a phone jack.

Do you currently connect to the internet through a satellite internet provider?

You said you had cable before. Was that cable TV or cable internet or both?

What is an "existing TV cable line"? Do you have satellite TV? Or do you have cable TV?

 

[TerryNet]

"does not understand why dsl cannot be hooked up through an existing tv cable line"

I do not know if there is a technical reason why not.

An economic reason for not doing so is that phone/DSL cable is less expensive than coax.

A practical reason is that probably no one has made an adapter to use coax with phone jacks or DSL modems.

 

[shipcostumes]

Hi, this is a new home, our old home had cable tv, and computer.
New house has satellite tv, and computer. New House has one phone jack in the house. one phone connected to the jack. all other phones in the house are cordless. we always had cordless, saw no need for a bunch of jacks in the house. while building the new house we ran 2 separate cable jacks to each bedroom. we did that thinking that the satellite internet needed a cable wire. So one coax cable was going to be for tv, and one for satellite. we were wrong. satellite internet needed a phone line. so now we have a coax cable going to nothing running through the house. hubby thought we could use it for dsl.
so first floor computer is wired direct to satellite, and the 2 computers upstairs are wireless satellite. jfzbaker has upstairs computer and wants to hook up to dsl and not use his satellite hookup. jfzbaker will be back with you in a few minutes. he just walked in. I'm just making a mess of this I guess. thanks for your help

 

[DoubleHelix]

DSL connects through a phone line and a phone jack. You cannot use any coax connections for DSL internet access.

I do not have enough experience with DSL to provide the specifics, so I'm not sure if you can connect a phone and a DSL modem with only one phone jack. Others here will advise.

To connect the current satellite wireless computers, you'd have to connect a wireless router to the DSL modem and then install wireless network adapters on those computers.

 

[rfzbaker]

Okay. Ignore my mother's posts for the time being

To helix: Yes, there is only one phone jack in the entire house. I know it sounds awkward, but there's honestly only one.

I went to a friends this afternoon whom already has the DSL I am working on receiving. He showed me how it's setup, and how the filter on the phone jack(s) work. Although he could not answer several questions, he definitely helped me with things. I now have a picture in my head which will help me in the near future.

Here is what I got out of going to his house. You can skip the following paragraph if you'd rather just look at my questions.

I'll need a two jacks available. One of the phone lines runs to the phone, and the other phone line must run to the modem. Then the ethernet cable runs from the modem, to a computer within the household.

First Question:
Filters. There are 4 phones in the house. Our main phone is the ONLY phone that is connected to a phone jack, making the other 3 phones work off of that one using a wireless signal (I believe). Will the other 3 phones need a filter, or not?

Second Question:
Say a phone jack WAS available in my room. Could I connect a phone line to the modem from the jack, then connect an ethernet cable to my computer from the modem? Would the phone line to my wall need a filter? ( I don't think so )

Third Question:
If there is still a satellite signal in the house from say my brothers computer (he will not be home for quite some time) and my mom's computer, will I need filters for them? My mom is on a contract with the satellite company, making ME most likely the only one using the DSL in the house, while my mother will most likely be using the satellite. I know this sounds confusing. But if i want to compete in CAL (Cyber Athletics League) or play any online games i plan to play with this expensive computer I've had, I'll need an decent internet. After all, whats the point of having an expensive gaming computer if you can not use it?

Again, I apologize for the confusion my mother or I have bestowed upon you. If there are any questions about my wording or grammar, just ask me to reword it, and I'll do my best to help you out.

And I would also like to re-thank everyone for your continuous help, this is probably the best feedback I've received in a long time.

Thanks again
-John Baker

 

[JohnWill]

1. No, the wireless parts don't need filters, just the base station.

2. No, the DSL modem does NOT have a filter between it and the Telco.

3. Satellite signals of any flavor have no bearing on this conversation. The only filters are for telephone equipment connected directly to the phone line.

 

[TerryNet]

1) Each cordless base station will need a filter; I inferred from your post that you have just one base station with 3 cordless handsets.

2) Yes for the connection; do not use filter for DSL modem.

3) You only need filters for the non-DSL things connecting to the phone line. Your satellite service is not an issue.

EDIT: NO, I did not read John's post while typing mine!