DSL with Dry Loop Problems

[hamza7@gmail.com]

Hi guys,

I've had a FPL account with SIP for half a year now and it's been working perfectly with Rogers Cable internet but recently I've been getting overcharged because I go over my monthly data limit so I switched to Acanac DSL internet which has unlimited data but because I don't have a live phone line, they have put me on Dry Loop. He's the rundown of the problem. BTW I still have my cable until the end of this month, just in case this thing doesn't work out. I have a TP-LINK TD-8816 ADSL modem which connects to my D-Link WBR-1310 Router, then that goes to my InnoMedia MTA6328 ATA adapter, at this point I can make call's but not receive them, and I know its a problem with the DSL modem because when I switch it out for the Rogers Cable modem it works perfectly.

Here's the settings for the DSL:

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I'm sorry I'm a newbie when it comes to forums and networking so if there any other info you guys need to help please ask

Thanks

[newbie]

When connected to Rogers is the ATA connected to the router or the Rogers modem? It sounds like it could be a port forwarding issue. You can try taking your modem out of bridge mode and connecting the ATA directly to it to rule out the router as a troubleshooting step or you could verify your port forwarding rules. If you can make outbound calls it means the ATA has registered with the freephoneline server, so the internet is up and functioning across the DSL connection.

I use acanac and their dry loop for internet, so that shouldn't be the issue.

[grmoro]

Hi. The TP-Link TD-8816 is an amazing ADSL modem and single port router combo that works perfectly with the Linksys PAP2 ATA's. I ran mine for over 1 year without any glitches, even with 2 PAP2's connected to the TD-8816 through an external switch which then connects to a wireless router setup as a WAP. Later I swapped-out the TD-8816 with a TD-8840T ADSL modem and 4-port switch. Keep the TD-8816/TD-8840T setup as the primary router and then setup your router as a WAP using DHCP. The issues you're probably having are the double router setup when it reaches your PAP and some port-forwarding on the D-Link WBR-1310 router. Keep it simple and either put a switch between your TP-Link device and your D-Link WBR-1310, and have the PAP connected to the switch, along with your D-Link device, and not daisy-chained through your D-Link device. Or, replace the TD-8816 with a TD-8840T, and then connect both the D-Link and the PAP directly to one of the 4 ports on the back of the TD-8840T. If you really want to keep your setup as-is, then you'll have to look at port-forwarding on the D-Link for ports 5060,5061, 13000, and 13001 to hopefully make it work better, but with the price of a TD-8840T so cheap, it's not worth the hassle. Now I have conveniently moved my wireless router setup as a WAP in a more central area in my house. An external switch is connected to a port on the TD-8840T which them connects other devices in the house when they need to be used, otherwise those devices and the switch can be powered-off to save power, heat, and money. This is an excellent setup for most houses. The only trick is to be able to get the wiring to where you'd like to mount the wireless router setup as a WAP, preferrably on another floor, and in a closet so it's out of the way and can give your other wireless devices a better signal as well. Besides, it keeps it out of sight and some people don't like to see devices on walls in their homes, right? For me, a TD-8840T and a wireless router only draw about 9W in total. When the external switch is on it draws only another 7W of power, and the PAP2 draws a max. of 10W. Thus the three devices that really need to run all the time draw less than 19W max., which is much better than most single devices. Good luck, and make sure your all your devices are running the latest firmware to make sure they're stable.