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Article #1Re: Inactive Phone Lines and 3com Homeconnect Network
From: burris
Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2001 11:08
Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2001 11:08
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Lawrence Fagan wrote: > > I currently have 2 active phone lines, and 2 computers running Windows > 98SE networked through line 2 using a 3COM Homeconnect network. I am > also sharing a DSL internet connection through the network which comes > into the house on line 1. I would like to get rid of line 2 due to the > expense as it is no longer used, except for the network. If I have > line 2 disconnected and the line is therefore inactive, will my > network still work on line 2? Intuitively, it seems to me that the > wires are still there so the network should work, but I do not know if > the phone line needs to be active for some reason. I have not been > able to ferret anything out on this. Any advice? > > Lawrence Fagan > faganl@hotmail.com You can certainly share the same line that your DSL is on. The home phoneline network uses a different part of the frequency band than either the DSL or telephone. Only the voice phone, or any other analog device, fax, etc., get a filter. The network and DSL adapter/modem do not. I have the same setup. burris
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