that is too easy , Derrick.
:-)~MIKE~(-:
On Tue, Jul 2, 2013 at 5:48 PM, Derek Trotter <
expat.arizonan@gmail.com>wrote:
> Why not just look at the light? On the modem I have, the LEDs blink if
> it's not working or are on and not blinking if it works. I used to have
> one with LEDs that would change color, green if working, red if not working.
>
> On 07/02/2013 05:41 PM, Ryan Rix wrote:
>
> To test with a multimeter whether the DSL is working or not:
>
> * Unscrew case for DSL modem such that the board is visible
> * Set multimeter to read DC voltage
> * On the front of the modem will be a small LED which lights up depending on
> the connection quality of the DSL modem
> * Attach one lead to each of the LED's two contacts
>
> If there is a voltage measured by the multimeter, then congratulations, the
> DSL is working! If not, you will need to contact your service provider for
> more help.
>
> I have successfully used this method to test my wireless router in the past,
> it works wonders when you're trying to debug these things. See the image I
> have attached for the method I personally use: http://wstaw.org/m/2013/07/03/disassembled.jpg
>
> Warning: Do not short anything across the board with your multimeter leads as
> that may lead to damage to modem, multimeter, cables, cat or personal death,
> dismemberment or incontinence.
>
> On Mon 1 July 2013 18:31:02 Michael Havens wrote:
>
>
> I was having a lady ask me about fixing her dsl. Now.... I'm told that dsl
> sounds like static over a buttset; unfortunately, perhaps that was a few
> years ago because when I test that on my dsl line I hear nothing. So I need
> to ask, how does one test dsl with a multimeter?
>
> :-)~MIKE~(-:
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~MIKE~(-:%0A>%20%0A>%20%0A>%20On%20Tue,%20Jul%202,%202013%20at%205:48%20PM,%20Derek%20Trotter%20<expat.arizonan@gmail.com>wrote:%0A>%20%0A>%20>%20%20Why%20not%20just%20look%20at%20the%20light?%20%20On%20the%20modem%20I%20have,%20the%20LEDs%20blink%20if%0A>%20>%20it's%20not%20working%20or%20are%20on%20and%20not%20blinking%20if%20it%20works.%20%20I%20used%20to%20have%0A>%20>%20one%20with%20LEDs%20that%20would%20change%20color,%20green%20if%20working,%20red%20if%20not%20working.%0A>%20>%0A>%20>%20%20On%2007/02/2013%2005:41%20PM,%20Ryan%20Rix%20wrote:%0A>%20>%0A>%20>%20To%20test%20with%20a%20multimeter%20whether%20the%20DSL%20is%20working%20or%20not:%0A>%20>%0A>%20>%20*%20Unscrew%20case%20for%20DSL%20modem%20such%20that%20the%20board%20is%20visible%0A>%20>%20*%20Set%20multimeter%20to%20read%20DC%20voltage%0A>%20>%20*%20On%20the%20front%20of%20the%20modem%20will%20be%20a%20small%20LED%20which%20lights%20up%20depending%20on%0A>%20>%20the%20connection%20quality%20of%20the%20DSL%20modem%0A>%20>%20*%20Attach%20one%20lead%20to%20each%20of%20the%20LED's%20two%20contacts%0A>%20>%0A>%20>%20If%20there%20is%20a%20voltage%20measured%20by%20the%20multimeter,%20then%20congratulations,%20the%0A>%20>%20DSL%20is%20working!%20If%20not,%20you%20will%20need%20to%20contact%20your%20service%20provider%20for%0A>%20>%20more%20help.%0A>%20>%0A>%20>%20I%20have%20successfully%20used%20this%20method%20to%20test%20my%20wireless%20router%20in%20the%20past,%0A>%20>%20it%20works%20wonders%20when%20you're%20trying%20to%20debug%20these%20things.%20See%20the%20image%20I%0A>%20>%20have%20attached%20for%20the%20method%20I%20personally%20use:%20http://wstaw.org/m/2013/07/03/disassembled.jpg%0A>%20>%0A>%20>%20Warning:%20Do%20not%20short%20anything%20across%20the%20board%20with%20your%20multimeter%20leads%20as%0A>%20>%20that%20may%20lead%20to%20damage%20to%20modem,%20multimeter,%20cables,%20cat%20or%20personal%20death,%0A>%20>%20dismemberment%20or%20incontinence.%0A>%20>%0A>%20>%20On%20Mon%201%20July%202013%2018:31:02%20Michael%20Havens%20wrote:%0A>%20>%0A>%20>%0A>%20>%20%20I%20was%20having%20a%20lady%20ask%20me%20about%20fixing%20her%20dsl.%20Now....%20I'm%20told%20that%20dsl%0A>%20>%20sounds%20like%20static%20%20over%20a%20buttset;%20unfortunately,%20perhaps%20that%20was%20a%20few%0A>%20>%20years%20ago%20because%20when%20I%20test%20that%20on%20my%20dsl%20line%20I%20hear%20nothing.%20So%20I%20need%0A>%20>%20to%20ask,%20how%20does%20one%20test%20dsl%20with%20a%20multimeter?%0A>%20>%0A>%20>%20:-)~MIKE~(-:%0A>%20>%0A>%20>%0A>%20>%0A>%20>%20---------------------------------------------------%0A>%20>%20PLUG-discuss%20mailing%20list%20-%20PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org%0A>%20>%20To%20subscribe,%20unsubscribe,%20or%20to%20change%20your%20mail%20settings:http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss%0A>%20>%0A>%20>%0A>%20>%20--%0A>%20>%20%22I%20get%20my%20copy%20of%20the%20daily%20paper,%20look%20at%20the%20obituaries%20page,%20and%20if%20I%E2%80%99m%20not%20there,%20I%20carry%20on%20as%20usual.%22%0A>%20>%0A>%20>%20Patrick%20Moore%0A>%20>%0A>%20>%0A>%20>%20---------------------------------------------------%0A>%20>%20PLUG-discuss%20mailing%20list%20-%20PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org%0A>%20>%20To%20subscribe,%20unsubscribe,%20or%20to%20change%20your%20mail%20settings:%0A>%20>%20http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss%0A>%20>%0A>%20---------------------------------------------------%0A>%20PLUG-discuss%20mailing%20list%20-%20PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org%0A>%20To%20subscribe,%20unsubscribe,%20or%20to%20change%20your%20mail%20settings:%0A>%20http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss "Reply to this message")
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