Graham (and anybody else out there), This may not be related to your Mac at all: I used to work for 2 companies (one no longer independent after it was acquired last year by a wanna be, the other is struggling with financial past issues) that designed the xDSL line cards, and many-a-time it is the incompatibility between the xDSL modem and the line card.
A reputable modem supplier will give you a back door access to the modem (usually via a serial connection, sometimes via the Ethernet connection) to do all kind of set-up/maintenance/statistics/etc. Read the modem manual and see what they say about how to read those statistics. See how the modem lights behave during normal connection, abnormal, and training (disconnect the phone line and the line LED should blink yellow or something similar, when the line is reconnected, the LED should blink green, and when a connection is established, it should stay solid - again, in most cases). xDSL has limitations as you are cramming a lot of energy into something that was not designed to do so in the 1st place. Make sure you have the filter/s properly installed, use good wiring (CAT5 or CAT5e), the modem is not over-heating. Check your connection speed - sometimes dropping your rate (and increasing your S/N ratio) will do the trick. See if there is a radio transmitter near you - there are many things to look at, but start with the basics. If all of these fail, take the Mac to a friend who has a DSL connection and try it there as well. Also, ask Telus to check their line - line impairments (taps, splices, bad insulation, you name it) are notorious to wreak havoc with DSL. Regards, Naftali Shani ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Meriton Networks (www.meriton.com) 3026 Solandt Rd, Kanata, ON K2K 2A5 (613) 270-9626 / (866) 270-2007 x251 -----Original Message----- From: Graham Brown [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 3:43 PM To: Mac Canada Subject: ADSL telus problems Hi I have just joined Telus for their ADSL connection, and am having some random disconnection problems. I seem to be getting a little run around now as Telus tells me now they do not support MACs. I am running a G4 OSX 4.2. Do any of you mac' s use Telus ADSL connection and have had a similar problems and solved them, preferably staying with Telus. Graham A Brown Vancouver BC Canada V6g 1L9 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Mac Canada info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/mac-can.shtml> --> 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/mac-canada%40mail.maclaunch.com/>
