Re: A little OT but I am running Linux off the DSL.

johnny bobby bee wrote:
***** charles wrote:

When I use the phone, I get a very lowd
humming through the ear side which can be plainly
heard on the other side of the conversation also.


Didn't you get phone-filters with your DSL account? Try using them.

The OP described a setup with a splitter just inside the house. That's the preferred (but more expensive) way to do it, instead of using filters on every phone. It sounds to me like the splitter is the source of the problem.
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