Dialup thru ADSL line

[Swazi]

Hi

I have not tried this before so i thought i would ask before i bugger something up.

Is it possible to attach a dialup modem to a ADSL line and dialup ?

 

[ant1b0dy]

yes.

 

[stoke]

yup - done and hated it.
It's exactly the same as connecting a fax machine and sending a fax.

 

[Moederloos]

can be done - just plug it into the same line as your phone - not the same line as your ADSL router / modem.

As much as it makes my b@lls burn to use dial-up, I often do so, so that I can test my server / code etc from the "outside".

 

[Specter]

I tried this and it wouldnt let me connect, i was told u cannot dial up on a ADSL line. Oh well

 

[thedoc!]

You can...I use it sometimes...

/doc

 

[Moederloos]

I tried this and it wouldnt let me connect, i was told u cannot dial up on a ADSL line. Oh well

OK, an ADSL line is an old fashioned POTS analogue line.
So, there are two potential problems I can see that might stop you
1) You are NOT using a filter on the line for the dialup modem (it needs to use the same microfilter as your analogue phone, otherwise you will have noise on the line)
2) Are you using a dial-up username and password or the ADSL user name and password (Telkom allows this I think?). Most ISPS will require a separate username and password for dialup.