can i use old sky router

[simonmpoulton]

Your two master sockets running from a junction box will be causing noise i'm sure. The wiring should always be:
Junction Box ->Master Socket->All other Sockets
and not:
Junction Box->Multiple Sockets->Other Sockets

[sanj]

thanks simonmpoulton.

I will disconnect 2nd master socket at the jn. box tommorrow and then check for improvements. I also have ordered the bt iplate but not sure if it will do anything as bell wires are already disconnected.

[Isitme]

I also have ordered the bt iplate but not sure if it will do anything as bell wires are already disconnected.

You are wasting your money. If you want to improve your wiring, buy a filtered faceplate.
XTE-2005 Filtered Master Faceplate - ADSL Nation

[sanj]

You are wasting your money. If you want to improve your wiring, buy a filtered faceplate.
XTE-2005 Filtered Master Faceplate - ADSL Nation

Thanks Isitme. Is XTE 2005 one of the best out there.

[sanj]

Well I decided to disconnect the second master switch now. So here are the stats. snr on downstream has increased. Is it good or bad ?


Router StatisticsSystem Up Time: 14:03:20

Port Status TxPkts RxPkts Collisions Tx B/s Rx B/s Up Time
WAN PPPoA 13916 13287 0 1244 16547 00:08:57
LAN 2625521 2164184 0 42440 22719 14:03:20
WLAN 13772 7937 0 29442 1797 00:08:47
ADSL Link Downstream Upstream
Connection Speed 3072 kbps 792 kbps
Line Attenuation 48.5db 29.8db
Noise Margin 17.3db 9.5db

Poll Interval: (secs)

[Isitme]

It is very good. It raises your potential sync speed by quite a bit. You should now see 6-7Mb.

[sanj]

Thanks Isitme. So hopefully synch speed will go up.
Now I have to work out how to connect my sky+ box as it was connected through the second master socket.

[simonmpoulton]

If you've got a spare cable pair going back to the first master socket in the junction box simply join that up with the cables from the second socket and then connect those wires up to the first master socket faceplate - you'll probably need to use a filtered faceplate if you do this though!

[sanj]

Thanks simonmpoulton.
Sometime solution is very simple and infront of your eyes but you need another person's eyes to see it. Yes I have the orange/white wires as spare. I'll connect them as extension from the first master socket .

As I'm going to use second master socket as an extension, I think i can use the normal filters in the second socket rather than putting a filtered faceplate.

[Isitme]

As I'm going to use second master socket as an extension, I think i can use the normal filters in the second socket rather than putting a filtered faceplate.

The wiring may still interfere with the broadband, you will find a filtered faceplate by far the best solution.