A day of catching up
I might finally have reliable DSL. Gatermann and I spent a good part of the day cleaning up my phone wiring. The wiring appeared to have been done by someone who couldn't make up his mind how he wanted...
View ArticleIn honor of Southwestern Bell and AT&T getting back together
In honor of Southwestern Bell and AT&T getting back together, here's how to do your own phone wiring. The post In honor of Southwestern Bell and AT&T getting back together appeared first on The...
View ArticleWiring the house
My trusty Linksys WRT54G started dying yesterday. I think I've had it 3-4 years, so it's had a decent run. I have some temporary wiring in place until I decide what I want to do, but I really think I...
View ArticleNew wiring
Gatermann and I spent most of the day pulling CAT5e through the house. It's long overdue. The guy who wired the phones in the house broke every single rule I could find about running voice/data cable,...
View ArticleImproving DSL speed
I found some DSL speed tips. They work. If you have DSL, you should read them and do the same. The post Improving DSL speed appeared first on The Silicon Underground.
View ArticleDoes AT&T U-Verse drop connections like DSL?
I got this question anonymously, but it’s a fair question: Does AT&T U-Verse drop connections like DSL? In my experience, over the 3½ years I’ve had it, sometimes. But not nearly as often. I can...
View ArticleMake your own null modem cable
One of my coworkers needed to make a null modem cable last week, and most of the sites he found made it far, far too difficult. All you really need is 3 wires. Here’s how to make your own null modem...
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