[sf-lug] Internet Service - Repairs

[Daniel Gimpelevich]

On Sat, 2015-01-24 at 00:06 -0800, Rick Moen wrote:
> It's always worth finding out where the demarc point is, and
> inspecting
> it.  Sometimes, the telco has really screwed it up in any of various
> ways.  If you _really_ know what you're doing, you can correct
> screwups
> on the telco side of the demarc, but you'll be in moderate amounts of
> trouble if you bollix the job and they notice, because that's the side
> that you're not supposed to touch.

Some years ago I purchased a set of "tamper-resistant Torx" drivers
specifically for accessing the telco side of the demarc, and the set has
come in handy for assorted other encounters with such do-not-touch
screws.