kewl idea, theres always the option of paying a little more for a biznis
dsl link, so that if it goes down they know about it. That plus your own
monitoring is what I'd do.
Bri
On Wed, 11 Dec 2002, Brad Ellis wrote:
> Use something like whatsup gold to monitor the DSL line. Have it send
> traffic across the line every 60 seconds or so. We're doing like that with
> our cable-modem backup connection and it's great! It does two things: 1)
> puts occasional traffic across the line so the ISP doesnt think the line is
> not in use, and 2) let's me know when the lines goes down and I have to
call
> my ISP!
>
> thanks,
> -Brad Ellis
> CCIE#5796 (R&S / Security)
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> ""MikeS"" wrote in message
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> > I did this for a client against my better judgement and wrote it up as
> such.
> > DSL around here has not been stable enough and I've had a few cases where
> > the telco disconnected the DSL line without saying anything. When asked
> > about it, they replied they had not seen any traffic and *assumed* it was
> a
> > dead line.
> >
> > And yes, they have had 3 failures of the DSL so far in the last 6 months.
> > Twice when they actually needed it.. once during testing. Some of this is
> > from the DSL company changing hands several times in the last year.
> >
> > MikeS
> >
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> > ""Mirza, Timur"" wrote in message
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> > > we are looking to migrate isdn backup at our retail stores to dsl...is
> > there
> > > anyone that has performed this already?
> > >
> > > Timur Mirza
> > > Principal Network Engineer
> > > Network Planning & Engineering, West Region
> > > 15505-B Sand Canyon Avenue
> > > Irvine, California 92618
> > > Verizon Wireless
> > > 949.286.6623 (o)
> > > 949.697.7964 (c)
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