Broadband Problems

[Terry Bennett]

Having had a lot of problems with intermittent breaks in my Broadband
connection, by a process of elimination I found that this was something to
do with my own extension wiring as, by connecting the Router direct to the
BT Master Socket and disconnecting all of the extensions, the problem went
away.

Further research has narrowed the problem down to periods when one
particular fluorescent light is switched-on.

The cabling to a couple of the extensions probably passes quite near the
fluorescent light.

Anyone heard of this type of problem before?

 

[Bill Martin]

Having had a lot of problems with intermittent breaks in my Broadband
connection, by a process of elimination I found that this was something to
do with my own extension wiring as, by connecting the Router direct to the
BT Master Socket and disconnecting all of the extensions, the problem went
away.

Further research has narrowed the problem down to periods when one
particular fluorescent light is switched-on.

The cabling to a couple of the extensions probably passes quite near the
fluorescent light.

Anyone heard of this type of problem before?

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Not specifically, but fluorescents generate a lot of noise and interfere with a
variety of electronic equipment so it seems possible. If the light has a
starter in it you could try replacing that for $1. When that doesn't work you
could try putting a line filter on the florescent lamp or even just changing the
bulb helps sometimes if it's nearing end of life.

Or possibly the light is powered off the same circuit that's powering your
router. Get a huge long extension cord and try temporarily powering your router
from an outlet far away in another room and breaker circuit. If that helps any,
then the router itself needs some power line filtering to reject the conducted
fluorescent noise.

Solving noise problems like this is typically an iterative process.

Good luck.

Bill

 

[longman]

Another problem is using too long cables. Try using shorter cables for
your network.

 

[Terry Bennett]

Thanks for your suggestions.

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Not specifically, but fluorescents generate a lot of noise and interfere
with a
variety of electronic equipment so it seems possible. If the light has a
starter in it you could try replacing that for $1. When that doesn't work
you
could try putting a line filter on the florescent lamp or even just
changing the
bulb helps sometimes if it's nearing end of life.

Or possibly the light is powered off the same circuit that's powering your
router. Get a huge long extension cord and try temporarily powering your
router
from an outlet far away in another room and breaker circuit. If that
helps any,
then the router itself needs some power line filtering to reject the
conducted
fluorescent noise.

Solving noise problems like this is typically an iterative process.

Good luck.

Bill

 

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