Specific ADSL Connection Cable?

[Diacide]

Hi

I recently moved to a new house and had my ADSL line tranferred as well. A Telkom technician came out, moved the phone jack to where I wanted it, and installed a ADSL filter. He tested with a connecting cable that he had from the socket to my router, the blinking ADSL light on my router became static after a few seconds, indicating that a connection has been established. The Telkom technician left with his connecting cable stating that that was his only cable, and he couldn't spare it. He advised that we buy a cable from a computer shop.

So I found a telephone extention cable somewhere in a box, and used that. This did not work, the ADSL light on the router just keeps on flashing. So yesterday I went out and bought a 2m Ellies telephone extension cable from builders warehoure to hook the router up to the socket. Now here is the problem, it does not seem to connect/sync as well, the ADSL light on the router just keeps on flashing, it never goes static. When I go onto the router's web interface, the status says "telephone cable unplugged". Is there a difference between an telephone extension cable and a "socket to ADSL router" cable?

Any help will be appreciated.

 

[Spamhater]

Hi

I recently moved to a new house and had my ADSL line tranferred as well. A Telkom technician came out, moved the phone jack to where I wanted it, and installed a ADSL filter. He tested with a connecting cable that he had from the socket to my router, the blinking ADSL light on my router became static after a few seconds, indicating that a connection has been established. The Telkom technician left with his connecting cable stating that that was his only cable, and he couldn't spare it. He advised that we buy a cable from a computer shop.

So I found a telephone extention cable somewhere in a box, and used that. This did not work, the ADSL light on the router just keeps on flashing. So yesterday I went out and bought a 2m Ellies telephone extension cable from builders warehoure to hook the router up to the socket. Now here is the problem, it does not seem to connect/sync as well, the ADSL light on the router just keeps on flashing, it never goes static. When I go onto the router's web interface, the status says "telephone cable unplugged". Is there a difference between an telephone extension cable and a "socket to ADSL router" cable?

Any help will be appreciated.

You need a ADSL cable not a telephone cable , check the pics attached , I got a spare ADSL spare cable if you in capetown area

 

[HavocXphere]

Did you plug the router into the correct port on the filter?

One is for phone the other for ADSL...can't switch them

 

[Diacide]

You need a ADSL cable not a telephone cable , check the pics attached , I got a spare ADSL spare cable if you in capetown area
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Ahhh, that explains it, I am in Mpumalanga unfortunately, but thanks for the offer. Will start hunting for the correct cable.

 

[Diacide]

Did you plug the router into the correct port on the filter?

One is for phone the other for ADSL...can't switch them

I left it exactly like the Technician had it. But for interest sake, I also tried the other port. This had the same result, so I plugged it back into the original one.

 

[Thor]

You need a ADSL cable not a telephone cable , check the pics attached , I got a spare ADSL spare cable if you in capetown area
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..... Is that really like .... I'm so confused now.



My 'ADSL' cable that came with my ZyXEL router has two wires 1 red 1 green.

I then opened my Tenda router's box same thing only two wires?

Plus my internet works.

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Unless I read wrong and 2 wires is adsl and the other one is phone?

 

[Grouter]

Techie has used the wrong pair of wires in the wall socket. Should be the centre two if I remember correctly, then any old phone wire will work.

 

[Thor]

Techie has used the wrong pair of wires in the wall socket. Should be the centre two if I remember correctly, then any old phone wire will work.

Is this bad boy the correct cable?

 

[Grouter]

yep.

I've never experienced the OP's issue, and I've connected hundreds of modems, phones, faxes, etc, with all manner of cables. Can only be that the techie wired the socket wrong. If I was in Mpumalanga I could fix it for him with a small flat scewdriver and 3 minutes of my time!

 

[Thor]

Sjoe so glad I have the right cable in all honesty I never knew their where different cables.

In my defence I use a IP phone never owned a genuine telkom voice line phone

 

[Spamhater]

Sjoe so glad I have the right cable in all honesty I never knew their where different cables.

In my defence I use a IP phone never owned a genuine telkom voice line phone

So do you think OP`s best bet is just to buy the (ADSL) cable that I suggested .

 

[Thor]

So do you think OP`s best bet is just to buy the (ADSL) cable that I suggested .

If he has a cable that does not look like my picture I would in all probability suggest getting one that looks like that.

I can post him my spare I don't mind.

 

[Spamhater]

If he has a cable that does not look like my picture I would in all probability suggest getting one that looks like that.

I can post him my spare I don't mind.

post your spare cable , I would really like to see it , I know what frustration it is when your ADSL just does not want to work.

 

[Thor]

I live in Cape Town, but I can probably put this in an envelope and put a stamp on it?

 

[Spamhater]

I live in Cape Town, but I can probably put this in an envelope and put a stamp on it?

If OP PM me his post box address I can even send him my spare cable to

 

[SauRoNZA]

You should only ever need a regular 2-wire telephone cable.

Anything else and it's probably been wired wrong.

 

[JonesY]

I can probably put this in an envelope and put a stamp on it?

And OP should see it next year. Literally.

OT: Try another RJ11 cable. The new one might be DOA.

 

[Diacide]

Connection sorted. I unplugged the filter that the technician installed, and plugged the cable directly into the wall socket. Everything fine now. Go figure....

 

[Thor]

Connection sorted. I unplugged the filter that the technician installed, and plugged the cable directly into the wall socket. Everything fine now. Go figure....

Well I'm glad it worked ! Nothing like a bonky internet.

 

[bekdik]

Connection sorted. I unplugged the filter that the technician installed, and plugged the cable directly into the wall socket. Everything fine now. Go figure....

I figure filter fooked.