Long time pondering whom to ask, then a helpful discuswsion of firewalling (still less than 40 msgs long and on-topic!) prompts me to ask here:
What's an effective way to trouble-shoot Goldilocks DSL? Sometimes my SBC service is an utter delight. Max rated throughput, maybe more. But unpredictably, I get almost nothing thru it, have connection failures, can't find my mail server, etc. Ping shows either 0% failure or over 50%, going to one of the SprintNet links that seem (in TraceRoute) to be how PacBell/SBC hooks to the rest of the world. Obviously, 0% is better! But what's acceptable? Any reason that could be on my end that could hex the connection? (We have long heard noise on weaker AM stations in the house that turns on and off unpredictably, perhaps with the neighbor's hot tub.) I considered cabling troubles or the like until I Pinged my router; I always get 100% OK with almost no turnaround time, and there's just the shortest of links to the DSL "modem." Any thoughts? Whta sort of assistance might I look for? "Inquiring Minds Want to Know!" -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
