Chrissy Thanks for the link. Lots of good advice ranging all the way from "Its most likely to be the line rather than the Modem" to "Its most likely to be the modem rather than the line" with several suggestions for testing in between!
Mark On 21 Oct 2003 at 23:48, Chrissy wrote: > Take a look at www.unixathome.org > > They have, amongst other things, an ADSL mailing list and it > is NZ based. The guys there are a tad ummmmmm - well, they > think that only computer gurus should be posting to that list and > they think that the only computer gurus are networking ones (like > them). Recently there are more and more people who know little > about networking and even some who have limited computer > knowledge at all. > > There is an a archive of posts covering years and you can subscribe > to the list and ask your question there. Most do know their stuff so > they may be able to help you. > > Personally, I would start with the "new computer" as a probable cause. > When I got ADSL it worked fine then got a bit iffy at times. The importers > of my internal ADSL card sent me a configuration file to set it up for NZ > conditions and that made all the difference. When I shifted I could not > keep a connection up for more than a few mins. I was connecting at > 7,000kb/s (yep - 7Mbits/s) for download and 1,000 for upload. Telecom > tweaked my line and now I connect at 4,000kb/s download and 600kb/s > for upload but stay connected all the time. Basically they just dampened > my line. This lower connection speed does not matter as I am capped to > 128kb/s and even on full speed ADSL in NZ it is 2,000kb/s. > > Can you connect to the JetStream Games Realm? > > You mention your "cheap" router - mine is cheaper and it works so yours > should work. > > If your new hardware had significantly different components then it could > be some conflict there - as someone else said, look at updating your OS > and applications as the newer DLLs etc may help. > > So the things to try are (not in this order) > - update your OS > - see if Telecom can tweak your line to improve things > - see if you can get drivers and settings for NZ for your router > - use your old computer (or another computer which works on ADSL > somewhere even if you have to take your router to someone else) > - borrow another router or internal ADSL card and see if that helps > - uninstall your router and reinstall it > - take a look at the mailing list archives on www.unixathome.org > - subscribe to that list and ask for help > - test your connection for downloading and connecting through > the JetStream Games Realm - logon with a user name of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] and a password or xxx then download > one of the big files from that main page. > - take up gardening ;-) > > > Chrissy. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mark Howard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Multiple recipients of list offtopic" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, October 20, 2003 5:00 PM > Subject: [DUG-OFFTOPIC]: ADSL connection woes > > > > Hi All > > > > I have had an ADSL connection (Jetstart - capped at 128k) working for the last > > almost 2.5 years. Have only noticed the line dropping out maybe once a month or > > so. > > > > All of a sudden, about a month ago it started dropping out several times a day, to > > a > > point where it is bordering on un-useable. > > > > The story I'm getting from Telecom is that the line was marginal to begin with > > (I'm > > nearly 4km from the exchange) and there is nothing that Telecom can (or at least > > is > > prepared to) do. They have suggested that upgrading my modem (currently a Nokia > > Ni500) might fix the problem. > > > > Some questions, for people who know about these things: > > > > Given that the connection was working well for so long and then suddenly turned > > pear-shaped, it is reasonable for them to suggest that something has happened to > > their network (which has tipped my connection over the edge of "marginal") and its > > not reversable? > > > > I know the Ni500 is a cheap modem, but is it likely that a more expensive modem > > will fix the problem? > > > > If it does fix it, it is clear that the state of the network is deteriorating - so > > how long is > > it likely to fix it for? > > > > The only other solution that I can think of is to sell my house and buy one closer > > to > > the exchange - a tad extreme. Are there any alternatives (in Rotorua)? I'd have > > Woosh if I was in Tuatapere. > > > > Thanks > > > > Mark > > > > PS. I got a new computer at about the time things started going wonky - but I > > can't > > see that having any effect. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > New Zealand Delphi Users group - Offtopic List - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Website: http://www.delphi.org.nz > > To UnSub, send email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with body of "unsubscribe offtopic" > > Web Archive at: http://www.mail-archive.com/offtopic%40delphi.org.nz/ > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > New Zealand Delphi Users group - Offtopic List - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Website: http://www.delphi.org.nz > To UnSub, send email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with body of "unsubscribe offtopic" > Web Archive at: http://www.mail-archive.com/offtopic%40delphi.org.nz/ > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- New Zealand Delphi Users group - Offtopic List - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: http://www.delphi.org.nz To UnSub, send email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body of "unsubscribe offtopic" Web Archive at: http://www.mail-archive.com/offtopic%40delphi.org.nz/
