atcomsystems.ca/forum Forums Wiring - Telecom Carriers - Trunks & Services T1's, CSU's and DSU's Guys I need help with a new T1 line, I'm borderline suicidal!

Okay the story begins 7 years ago. I had a T1 line but I had to disconnect it. Recently I found out that my ReachDSL provider offered T1 Lines for way less than they used to cost when I had a line before. So I ordered it. They are a CLEC but they buy the line from AT&T. Anyways AT&T came out and said the line was ready to go so all I needed was IP information. In the meantime I had bought a Cisco 1721 router with CSU/DSU module. Well my provider informed me I needed a router with ATM protocol. So I had to buy a new router which I found on eBay for cheap. It's an Adtran Total Access 608 3rd gen. So I plug in my old cat5 cable that was still there and it seemed sluggish after plugging in the info. Provider logged into my router and said there was errors on the line. So they suggested before calling ATT for a trouble ticket, I should try a different Cat5 cable. I wired it up at the network interface exactly as before and it doesn't even pick up the connection at all. However if I plug the old one in and wire it back up at the NI it gets a signal but I get errors. I had it wired in the NI with blue and white/blue on bank 1 or whatever its called and green and white green in bank 2. I then noticed today that the manual for the Adtran says the pins for RX ring and tip are pins 1 and 2, it was using pins 3 and 6 before which somehow worked but has mega errors in the line. Which on the router side are white/orange and orange. Not white/green and green. The TX seemed to be fine because it says to use pins 4 and 5 and they are already screwed down in the NI (blue and white/blue). So I had my dad help me rewire it out in the NI that way but it didn't work. I am pulling my hair out. please help!!!

Move the router to the network interface and plug it in. If it runs clean, then your issues are with your internal wiring.

Okay but what do I plug into the smart jack itself? Do I have access to that or does AT&T lock it?

All I have access to are the red green screw box.

If you're coming out of the NID your pins will be 1&2 receive and 4&5 transmit to your T1 interface, no matter what type interface it is.

Well the tricky part is that we had to strip the one end of the cable and hard wire to the NID. If I found a short cat5 with 2 end already on can I connect directly into the smartjack? I'm not sure if its locked or not. It would be a lot easier than running off those pegs or whatever they are called. Also the cable runs I am using are about 50 feet. That should be okay right?

There should be a jack to plug into on the NID, you shouldn't have to hardwire anything. 50 feet is well with-in limits. Search this forum for more information on T1 wiring or RJ48X wiring.

I found a pic of my smart jack when it was installed 7 years ago. But it looks the same I think.

https://www.dslreports.com/speak/slideshow/6612145?c=333272&ret=L2ZvcnVtL3JlbWFyayw2NjEyMTQ1

Okay making progress.. Sort of. In the next pic we unplugged the blue wire from circuit 1, it was not going to anything. Then we plugged in a cat5 cable directly to the router. The green light came on but no net access. What are we doing wrong??

https://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q135/Kamakzie/P10106891280x768.jpg

Under interfaces on the Adtran the LCV line code violation is going up fast and furious.