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Started by Lawrence Fagan
Sun, 30 Dec 2001 04:10
Inactive Phone Lines and 3com Homeconnect Network
Author: Lawrence Fagan
Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2001 04:10
Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2001 04:10
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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
Re: Inactive Phone Lines and 3com Homeconnect Network
Author: 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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