I'm a bit of a beginner...

I recently ordered and received a DSL kit via Earthlink. I have a Comdial Exectutech system here at my shop. How do I set-up a DSL modem (on the main phone number) with this system?

Please help. I've been stuck with dial-up since ....................

How are you trying to configure it? The DSL runs on the first pair of wires and you use a splitter to split the CO Line off. One line out of the splitter will plug into your DSL modem and the other will plug into your Comdial system. Then from the DSL modem a CAT5 cable will connect directly to the Network card on a PC, a firewall or a hub. Firewall preferred and then into hub or PC. You should have received instructions with your kit for hooking up to computer. If not you might have to call Earthlink to get it setup correctly with their system.
I hope this is what you were looking for-if not let me know.


[This message has been edited by SunDevil (edited October 22, 2002).]

I believe I understand. I must now clarify my problem. I need to try to identify the pair of telco wires coming in from a ?punchblock?.....once I find them, I believe I can split the pair, filtering the one going to the Comdial system. Am I on the right track? Is there any method to the madness when it comes to the color-coding scheme for the pairs? I was thinking of taking a standard handset, and testing random pairs to find the right line (dialing out to my cell phone w/ callID to get the right one)........once I get that , I think I can get along.......

tommy K.

Your DSL should come in on one of your local lines (whatever your local provider said) then you simlpy run it to your DSL modem, on the back of the modem you should see a plug for tne DSL line to plug into and a plug for the analog line to come out , run it back to your system and put a filter on it before it goes back into the system.Then you can do as SunDevil posted for the network.

If it is punched down to a block then it should be the pair colored White/Blue - Blue/White. That should be your first pair but the Telco can run it across any line they want-check with them to see what line they have it on. It may take some detective work to track the correct one down if you don't have them marked.