OT: VERY SIMPLE HOME NETWORK

[Brian K. White]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "charles day" <daychls at verizon.net>
To: "filePro List" <filepro-list at lists.celestial.com>
Sent: Monday, December 27, 2004 10:56 AM
Subject: Re: OT: VERY SIMPLE HOME NETWORK


> Fairlight wrote:
>
>> Yo, homey, in case you don' be listenin', guy_templin done said:
>>
>>>Art,
>>>
>>>I just set up a DSL line for a friend of mine in Verizon area. Verizon 
>>>supplied a wireless DSL modem/router. I don't know where you are located 
>>>at but you may want to check out what is supplied or available from your 
>>>DSL provider before buying anything else that you may not need. Just my 
>>>$.02 worth.
>>
>>
>> In my experiences, the modem and router are usually two entirely separate
>> entities.  Any idea what make and model they were doling out?
>>
>> mark->
>
> Verizon sent me 4 line filters and 1 wall phone filter along with a 
> Westell VersaLink 327W. This 327W has 4 ports for my local network 
> connections. I have no idea if this is a modem/router or a modem/hub or 
> whatever.
>
> It set up fine and I did not have to filter my alarm system.
>
> The Verizon office (wherever that is) had to Sync me line and modem. It 
> took 2 techie calls to convince them the filters were installed on my end. 
> After that, they synced my line 6 hours later (1 AM) and followed that 
> with a call to check on things at 8 AM.


If the alarm system uses the same phone line, then it seems like a 
no-brainer that you should filter it since:
a) it's on the line and it's not a dsl modem
b) you had any sort of problem at all
c) actually, "a)" was enough already

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