Re: [Hampshire] [OT, I suppose] Router

2010-07-16 Thread Owain Clarke
Owain Clarke wrote: I'm still working on this one (the main symptom being random outages), and have been unable to trace what the problem is.  My ISP (the Phone Coop) tell me that if they call in an Open Reach engineer and it turns out that the problem is within my property I'll be liable f

Re: [Hampshire] [OT, I suppose] Router

2010-07-13 Thread Simon Reap
Roger Munford wrote: Why not disconnect the domestic circuit from the main BT box and then connect the router to see if the fault persists. If it doesn't the fault lies in your domestic circuit so you can methodically work your way through the circuit connecting parts until the fault re-occurs.

Re: [Hampshire] [OT, I suppose] Router

2010-07-13 Thread Vic
> Why not disconnect the domestic circuit from the main BT box and then > connect the router to see if the fault persists. This is part of the standard test before most ISPs will even talk to BT. You have to find the master socket, unscrew the front plate, and pull it off. Behind that, there is

Re: [Hampshire] [OT, I suppose] Router

2010-07-13 Thread Tim
It is standard practice for BT to charge is they don't find a fault or the fault is on the users wiring\equipment. You could try phoning BT and telling them that you have a problem with the phone line, I had to do this with a certain ISP as they were adamant the fault I was reporting was my

Re: [Hampshire] [OT, I suppose] Router

2010-07-13 Thread Roger Munford
Why not disconnect the domestic circuit from the main BT box and then connect the router to see if the fault persists. If it doesn't the fault lies in your domestic circuit so you can methodically work your way through the circuit connecting parts until the fault re-occurs. If the fault persist

Re: [Hampshire] [OT, I suppose] Router

2010-07-13 Thread Owain Clarke
I'm still working on this one (the main symptom being random outages), and have been unable to trace what the problem is.  My ISP (the Phone Coop) tell me that if they call in an Open Reach engineer and it turns out that the problem is within my property I'll be liable for a hefty BT callout fe

Re: [Hampshire] [OT, I suppose] Router

2010-07-08 Thread Owain Clarke
Chris. Aubrey-Smith wrote: On 8 July 2010 18:34, Owain Clarke wrote: After a period of connection problems my ISP wants to test my line with a different router, and I wonder if there's anyone who might be able to lend me one for a couple of weeks. I'm in the Romsey

Re: [Hampshire] [OT, I suppose] Router

2010-07-08 Thread Chris. Aubrey-Smith
On 8 July 2010 18:34, Owain Clarke wrote: > After a period of connection problems my ISP wants to test my line with a > different router, and I wonder if there's anyone who might be able to lend > me one for a couple of weeks. I'm in the Romsey area, but work also takes me > near Fareham, Brocken