On Thu, 9 Nov 2017 22:32:19 -0800 Russell Senior <russ...@personaltelco.net> dijo:
>Yeah, the "bypassing needless" part is what we did already when I was >helping you. The NDOOR SFU GEN3 is the netgear thingie that the fiber >goes into, the so-called indoor ONT (optical network terminator). > >If you do end up finding a keystone, it will probably amount to a >passive optical connector (i.e. precisely holding the polished ends of >two fiber connector together). You don't crimp these yourself, at >least, not without a $5k fiber fuser, or a super tedious fiber >termination kit that involves cutting, epoxying, and polishing >absolutely flat the end of the strand. You would need not only the >wall plate and an optical connector, but a fiber patch cable for your >side of the wall plate. All of these would need to have the proper >connector pre-attached at a factory (unless you wanted to become an >expert fiber terminator, and, hint, you don't). > >On the other hand, if you do buy a fiber fuser for $5k, you can donate >it to the Personal Telco Project after you've fused the one or two >connections you need, and then we'll be happy to loan it back to you >when ever you need. ;-) OK, I guess I won't be getting a keystone jack for the fiber. I'll just feed the fiber through an empty hole in one of the plates. But to do so I will need to unplug it from the NDOOR SFU GEN3, thread it through the hole, and then plug it back into the NDOOR SFU GEN3. This morning my head is working a little better so it occurred to me to call Adtran to see if they could help. They have a support number and a very nice lady, with native Alabama English, took down my question, created a ticket number and promised that one of their support people would call me back. And after the call to Adtran I noticed that the fiber goes into the device in a corner that looks like it might come apart. Indeed, there was a small screw holding it together. I removed it and discovered that the real connector is inside, and can be pulled out easily. I unplugged the wall wart, pulled the fiber cable out, routed it through a hole in one of the wall plates, reconnected it, and powered it back on. There was some light-blinking for a few moments, but eventually it all went back to normal. My internet is working fine. I don't know why none of this occurred to me last night. I am frequently amazed at how much more intelligent I am in the morning. And now that I see what the connector at the end of the cable actually looks like I'll revisit the idea of getting a keystone jack and patch cable. In fact, I'll just pose that question to the support person when they call me back. Maybe Adtran even sells such accessories. _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug