Re: [H] xDSL question
Nope. My ASDL stays up thru rain, sleet, snow, etc. You name it... It should not go away...:) DHSinclair wrote: Is it normal (expected) that when I have rain locally, I should expect my DSL connection to go away?
Re: [H] xDSL question
You're got a leak in one of the line's junction boxes. Call complain. Rick Q On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 8:06 PM, DHSinclair [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Not wanting to start a big controversy here. Just want to know what to expect in the future with my current DSL provider (BellSouth/ATT). Is it normal (expected) that when I have rain locally, I should expect my DSL connection to go away? By go away I mean to say that my router says the connection is made, is still clicking over time connected, has an IP addy and such. But, no client can surf the web via the router until I do (often multiple times) the disconnect/reconnect dance. I do live in an older sub-division so I accept that the phone lines could be very old. What I do not know is how to discuss this with the provider. Never had this observation in SoCal that first time; but then, it never rains in SoCal, so the song says. :) Best, D -- Richard E. Quilhot C.N.A. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [H] xDSL question
No, it's not normal for DSL to go away during a rain storm. When that happens, can you hear hum or crackling noises on the voice line? (Dial 1 first to get rid of the dial tone.) If the voice line is impeded also, it means the line is getting flooded out by he rain. Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (WLMail) -- From: DHSinclair [EMAIL PROTECTED] Is it normal (expected) that when I have rain locally, I should expect my DSL connection to go away?
Re: [H] xDSL question
My DSL also goes down in the rain. Not wanting to start a big controversy here. Just want to know what to expect in the future with my current DSL provider (BellSouth/ATT). Is it normal (expected) that when I have rain locally, I should expect my DSL connection to go away? By go away I mean to say that my router says the connection is made, is still clicking over time connected, has an IP addy and such. But, no client can surf the web via the router until I do (often multiple times) the disconnect/reconnect dance. I do live in an older sub-division so I accept that the phone lines could be very old. What I do not know is how to discuss this with the provider. Never had this observation in SoCal that first time; but then, it never rains in SoCal, so the song says. :) Best, D
Re: [H] xDSL question
I wouldn't say it's exactly normal but it happens. I live in the RTP area of NC (and in Verizon land rather than bellsouth) and when it rains here, one of our office fax lines stops working, and our DSL used to get intermittent. We had to complain many times to the phone company before the DSL line got fixed. Getting a new box outside our building seemed to help a little, but the main problem seemed to be elsewhere (as the DSL problems remained until the phone company did something). Scott On Mar 27, 2008, at 8:06 PM, DHSinclair wrote: Not wanting to start a big controversy here. Just want to know what to expect in the future with my current DSL provider (BellSouth/ATT). Is it normal (expected) that when I have rain locally, I should expect my DSL connection to go away? By go away I mean to say that my router says the connection is made, is still clicking over time connected, has an IP addy and such. But, no client can surf the web via the router until I do (often multiple times) the disconnect/reconnect dance. I do live in an older sub-division so I accept that the phone lines could be very old. What I do not know is how to discuss this with the provider. Never had this observation in SoCal that first time; but then, it never rains in SoCal, so the song says. :) Best, D
