Phone line static influencing DSL quality

[Terrence Enger]

At 16:48 2005-08-13 -0400, James Knott wrote:
> Terrence Enger wrote:
> > Greetings,
> > 
> > I have experienced one source of lost sync that I have not
> > seen mentioned elsewhere: With my laser printer turned on,
> > my DSL modem lose sync.
> 
> Are they on the same power bar or circuit?  A laser printer can draw
> significant amounts of power.  It may be dragging down the voltage,
> which then causes problems for the modem.

Yes, they are on the same power bar.  My apartment is in a
house coming up to the end of its first century, and the
wiring seems not to be up to modern standards.  A UPS
*should* be in my near future, but I am resisting the
expense.

( Sigh.  If you bring some chheese to go with this fine
whine, we can have a party. )


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