Search:  

 
   All FAQsSite FAQDSL FAQCable TechAbout DSLDistanceCLECSDSL Hurdles»»

Search for: in all FAQs
FAQ RevisionsEditors: PetDude See Profile, borborpa See Profile
Last modified on 2006-03-09 18:48:19
view: single page · printable

1.0 Forum Posting Rules

5.0 Getting Connected

10.0 Email

15.0 Domain Hosting

20.0 Dialup

25.0 Gaming

30.0 Improving Performance

35.0 Trouble Shooting

40.0 Other Resources


  • login and you can contribute to the FAQ
  • (back)
    1. This is a moderated forum. The moderators run it the way they see fit.

    2. Please keep all related questions/problems in one thread.

    3. Please do not post your questions regarding your problems in someone else's thread. Start a new one instead.

    4. Provide as much detail as you can when posting.

    5. Absolutely no flaming!

    6. Do not respond to flames.

    7. Report flamers to the forum host or to a moderator online.

    8. If you hate Speakeasy, or think it is the best thing since sliced bread and want to tell the world about it, please do so in »Rants, Raves, and Praise. That's what it is there for. If you have a specific complaint or issue or snazzy feature that you think others here may be able to help you with or benefit from, by all means, post it here.

    9. This forum may not be used for free advertising or spam of any kind. If you are in the DSL business, your comments and help are welcome, your self promotion is not. Posting of referral links is strictly forbidden.

    10. Please review DSLR Terms of Use, Moderation and Censorship, and Rules on Posting.

    feedback form

    by PetDude See Profile
    last modified: 2006-03-09 18:48:19


    5.0 Getting Connected

    ·Where can I find pricing for Speakeasy service?
    ·What are the DNS Server addresses?
    ·What are the Speakeasy speed test sites?
    ·Are there other broadband speed test sites?
    ·Where do I apply for my rebate?
    ·What is speakeasy's newsgroup server?
    (back)
    For residential, business and T1 pricing, visit »www.speakeasy.net/pricing to see their pricing tables.

    NOTE: Keep in mind that you must be able to qualify for the packages. To see which packages you qualify for, visit »https://www.speakeasy.net/dsl/.

    feedback form

    by borborpa See Profile

    (back)
    You should set up your Primary DNS using the IP for your POP/NAP as listed below. Your secondary DNS should be 216.231.41.2.

    Seattle, WA - Portland, OR
    DNS Server: 66.93.87.2

    San Francisco, CA - Sacramento, CA
    DNS Server: 64.81.79.2

    Los Angeles, CA - San Diego, CA - Denver, CO
    DNS Server: 64.81.45.2

    Chicago, IL - Cleveland, OH - Dayton, OH - Detroit, MI - Minneapolis, MN
    DNS Server: 64.81.159.2

    Dallas, TX - Houston, TX
    DNS Server: 64.81.127.2

    New York City, NY - Boston, MA
    DNS Server: 216.254.95.2

    Atlanta, GA - Miami, FL
    DNS Server: 216.27.175.2

    Washington, D.C. - Baltimore, MD
    DNS Server: 66.92.159.2

    Philadelphia, PA - Pittsburgh, PA
    DNS Server: 66.92.224.2

    feedback form

    by borborpa See Profile

    (back)
    You can test the speed of your new SE connection at the following sites. Choose your specific POP to get the best results.

    »www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/

    For more information on speed tests, and how to accurately measure your line, visit »DSL FAQ »I think my DSL is too slow!.

    feedback form

    by borborpa See Profile
    last modified: 2006-02-04 22:02:23

    (back)
    Pick the one that is closest to your location:

    »ndt.server.ufl.edu:7123/
    »miranda.ctd.anl.gov:7123/
    »speedtest.umflint.edu/
    »speedtest.umnet.umich.edu:7123/
    »netspeed.stanford.edu/
    »www.numion.com/YourSpeed/

    feedback form

    by Eagle 1 See Profile edited by borborpa See Profile
    last modified: 2004-05-12 08:19:50

    (back)
    Visit »www.speakeasy.net/rebate for a list of available rebates.

    To check the status of your rebate, visit »https://www.web-rebates.com/sprebates/status.asp.

    For answers to frequently asked questions on rebates, visit »https://www.web-rebates.com/Sprebates/faq.asp.

    feedback form

    by borborpa See Profile

    (back)
    news.speakeasy.net

    Authentication is required
    Use your email address (username@speakeasy.net) for your username and your normal password.

    There is a 1GB limit per month not including headers. A larger quota can be purchased for an additional fee.

    feedback form

    by macmouse See Profile edited by borborpa See Profile
    last modified: 2004-08-30 07:07:09


    10.0 Email

    ·What are Speakeasy's mail server addresses?
    ·Can I check my mail on the Speakeasy webpage?
    ·Can I run my own POP3 and SMTP mailserver?
    ·How do I add a second email address?
    (back)
    For both POP3 (incoming) and SMTP (outgoing) the address is mail.speakeasy.net.

    feedback form

    by borborpa See Profile

    (back)
    Yes.

    You can check it through the »www.speakeasy.net/myspeak page, or directly at »webmail.speakeasy.net

    feedback form

    by borborpa See Profile
    last modified: 2004-04-23 13:21:23

    (back)
    Speakeasy does allow you to run your own inbound and outbound mail server on all residential and business accounts.

    They do periodically scan port 25 to check for open mail relays, so you may see these tests appear in your logs.

    feedback form

    by borborpa See Profile
    last modified: 2004-04-23 13:21:37

    (back)
    By either giving speakeasy support a phone call (800.556.5829) or by using the myspeak website interface (www.speakeasy.net/myspeak)

    feedback form

    by macmouse See Profile edited by PetDude See Profile
    last modified: 2005-10-29 02:20:49

    (back)
    Visit »www.speakeasy.net/hosting/dns_host.php for DNS pricing plans.

    feedback form

    by borborpa See Profile


    20.0 Dialup

    ·Where can I get the dialer software?
    ·Where are the dialup phone numbers?
    (back)
    Visit »www.speakeasy.net/dialup-software to download Windows dialer software.

    feedback form

    by borborpa See Profile
    last modified: 2004-04-23 13:21:59

    (back)
    Visit »www.speakeasy.net/cgi/dialup.cgi to lookup the closest dial-up number to you.

    feedback form

    by borborpa See Profile
    last modified: 2004-04-23 13:22:13


    25.0 Gaming

    ·What are the addresses for the gaming servers?
    ·What is a Fileshack account?
    (back)
    An up-to-date list is kept at »games.speakeasy.net/servers.pb.

    feedback form

    by borborpa See Profile

    (back)
    All of Speakeasy's gaming packages come with a free Fileshack account, which gives gamers fast access to downloads, updates and demos. For more information visit »www.speakeasy.net/mercury/.

    feedback form

    by borborpa See Profile

    (back)
    To make sure your connection is correctly configured for broadband, take the tests at »/tweaks.

    For questions on tweaking your connection, visit the »Broadband Tweaks forum.

    feedback form

    by borborpa See Profile
    last modified: 2004-04-23 13:20:53


    35.0 Trouble Shooting

    ·How do I request support?
    ·Where can I check the status of the POPs and NAPs?
    ·How do I check my line stats and speeds at the NID?
    ·How do I check line statistics? What do the numbers mean and are my stats good?
    ·How do I check my Line Stats with the Broadxent 8012-V modem (Windows)?
    ·How do I check my Line Stats with the Broadxent 8012-V modem in any OS?
    ·How far am I from the telephone central office (CO)?
    ·How to ask Covad to check your Line Stats
    ·I think my DSL line too slow!
    (back)
    If you need immediate support, please call Speakeasy Tech Support at 800-556-5829.

    adamA6 See Profile provides official support from Speakeasy in the »Speakeasy forum. To contact him directly, please send mail to the address in his profile. Please include your account name or ID, and a brief description of your problem.

    You can also simply post your problem in the »Speakeasy forum, where there are many people to assist you with your problem.

    feedback form

    by borborpa See Profile
    last modified: 2004-05-06 16:29:54

    (back)
    »www.speakeasy.net/systemstatus/status.html has up-to-date information on all of the Speakeasy POPs and NAPs.

    feedback form

    by borborpa See Profile

    (back)
    Please see /faq/4787

    feedback form

    by Eagle 1 See Profile edited by borborpa See Profile
    last modified: 2004-05-12 07:34:38

    (back)
    Please see /faq/6734

    feedback form

    by Eagle 1 See Profile edited by borborpa See Profile
    last modified: 2004-05-12 08:21:09

    (back)
    The modem comes with a CD that contains the on-line owner’s manual. In addition it contains a little utility, "Bbui", or Broadband Blaster User Interface. To get at the status info, install that utility by double clicking on the "SetupUI" icon in the root directory of the CD.

    The utility will only work on a computer that is directly plugged into the modem. So, if you are using a router, disconnect the router from the modem and plug the modem directly into your computer. Start up the utility. You will get a little icon in the system tray that indicates the current connection status. Double click on the icon. This will give you almost no information, other than the modem is trying to connect or is connected. But now press the "Create Log File" button and the magic happens. A log file will be created in the root directory of the drive you installed the utility on. Look for C:\bbui.txt

    Open the log file you just created and you will find it is loaded with lots of juicy information concerning your DSL connection. Unfortunately, you won't see both upstream and downstream noise margins, but you will see upstream noise margin expressed as "SNR". Here is an example output:

    [Modem Status]
    Line Status = Connected
    Current DSL Mode = g.dmt
    DSL Channel = Interleave
    Down Stream Bit Rate = 1536000
    Up Stream Bit Rate = 384000
    Modem Up Time = 0 day 13 hours 25 minutes 33 seconds

    [Modem Configurations]
    Vpi = 0
    Vci = 35
    System Mode = Rfc1483 Bridged
    Selected DSL Mode = multi

    [Modem Statistics]
    SNR = 20
    Down Stream Attenuation = 55
    Up Stream Attenuation = 32
    Down Stream Output Power = 16
    Up Stream Output Power = 11
    CRC Error = 433
    HEC Error = 273

    feedback form

    by PetDude See Profile
    last modified: 2005-10-29 17:22:13

    (back)
    The modem comes with a Windows utility that allows you to check your line stats. This is explained in »Speakeasy Forum FAQ »How do I check my Line Stats with the Broadxent 8012-V modem (Windows)?. However, this leaves those of us not using Windows out in the cold. Luckily, underattack made a Perl script that will run on any system with Perl installed. That includes Mac OS X, for you Mac users. It displays the same information as the Windows utility and must be run on a system that is plugged directly into the modem.

    1. Download the script from »johannes.homepc.org/broadband_blaster.pl

    2. Open it in a text editor

    4. Change 255.255.255.255 to the broadcast address of the Broadxent 8012-V, which should be 192.168.1.255

    5. Change 00 b0 d0 77 4e 04 to the MAC Address of the computer or router that is plugged directly into the Broadxent 8012-V, replacing colons with spaces

    6. Change 00 e0 eb 74 df c0 to the MAC Address of the Broadxent 8012-V, which is on a sticker on the bottom of it, again replacing colons with spaces

    7. Save it

    8. Give it executable permission

    9. Run it and it will display the following information

    Model Number
    Receiving Port Number
    Sending Port Number
    MAC Address
    MAC Address of computer or router plugged into Broadxent 8012-V
    Firmware Version
    VCI
    VPI
    Uptime
    Downstream Sync Speed
    Upstream Sync Speed
    Downstream Noise Margin
    Upstream Noise Margin
    Downstream Attenuation
    Upstream Attenuation
    Downstream Output Power
    Upstream Output Power

    Special thanks to underattack for his Perl script!

    feedback form

    by divdiv See Profile edited by PetDude See Profile
    last modified: 2005-10-29 17:21:24

    (back)
    You can check your prequalification distance online at /prequal/distance.

    Please note that it is only a best guess. The only way to check your true distance is to have the phone company run a MLT.

    feedback form

    by Eagle 1 See Profile edited by borborpa See Profile
    last modified: 2004-05-12 07:32:57

    (back)
    Post in the Covad Unofficial Support Forum. Secure area for member-to-tech communication. BBR members with full read and post access are Covad Techs working to solve customer issues to the best of their ability. Questions about this forum should be directed to justin See Profile or a Covad tech.

    When asking for help from Covad technicians, please provide your circuit ID, which should be in the form of ###-###-###. One Circuit ID per thread, please! If you're not sure what your circuit ID is, use the Instant Message feature and send a private message to one of the techs that contains the telephone number associated with your DSL along with your ISP's name,(Earthlink, Speakeasy Covad.net, etc...). We should then be able to tell you what your Circuit ID is. For security reasons, DO NOT POST TELEPHONE NUMBERS OR LAST NAMES.

    feedback form

    by Eagle 1 See Profile edited by borborpa See Profile
    last modified: 2004-07-13 14:37:29

    (back)
    Please see /faq/258

    feedback form

    by borborpa See Profile


    40.0 Other Resources

    ·How can I contact Speakeasy?
    ·Where can I find Speakeasy's TOS (Terms of Service)?
    ·Where can I find SpeakEasy User Manuls?
    ·What is the config for a Cisco WIC-1ADSL
    (back)
    Speakeasy's contact info is as follows:

    Mailing Address:
    Speakeasy
    2222 2nd Avenue
    Seattle, WA 98121

    Phone:
    Toll Free: 800.556.5829
    Local Seattle: 206.728.9770
    Fax: 206.728.1500

    Payment Remittance:
    Speakeasy Broadband Services, LLC
    P.O. Box 34938
    Seattle, WA 98124-1938

    feedback form

    by borborpa See Profile

    (back)
    Speakeasy's TOS is available at »speakeasy.net/tos

    feedback form

    by Eagle 1 See Profile edited by borborpa See Profile
    last modified: 2004-05-12 07:28:56

    (back)
    Speakeasy User Manuals are available online at:

    HTML: »www.speakeasy.net/myspeak/userma···_v2.html
    PDF: »www.speakeasy.net/myspeak/userma···n_v2.pdf
    DOC: »www.speakeasy.net/myspeak/userma···n_v2.doc

    feedback form

    by Eagle 1 See Profile edited by borborpa See Profile
    last modified: 2004-05-12 07:29:48

    (back)
    I did not see this information posted anywhere in the Speakeasy Forum so I thought I would contribute... If this information is already known, sorry for the useless post.

    This is a config that I wrote last night for the WIC-1ADSL card running on Speakeasy with static services. The IOS version on the 2621XM is 12.3.10, Enterprise Basic.

    If you have any questions, please let me know.

    _________________________________________

    bridge irb
    !
    interface FastEthernet[#/#]
    [Inside IP Address] [subnet]
    ip nat inside
    !
    interface ATM[#/#]
    no ip address
    no atm ilmi-keepalive
    bundle-enable
    dsl operating-mode auto
    no clns route-cache
    bridge-group [#]
    hold-queue 224 in
    pvc 0/35
    encapsulation aal5snap
    !
    !
    interface BVI[#]
    ip address [Primary IP Address] [subnet]
    ip address [Additional IP Address] [subnet] secondary
    ip address [Additional IP Address] [subnet] secondary
    ip address [Additional IP Address] [subnet] secondary
    ip nat outside
    !
    ip nat inside source list [#] interface BVI[#] overload
    !
    ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 BVI[#]
    !
    access-list [#] permit [Inside IP Addresses][Wild-Card Mask]
    !
    bridge [#] protocol ieee
    !
    bridge [#] route ip
    !

    [Thank you NetEngineer9 See Profile for contributing this.]

    feedback form

    by borborpa See Profile



    Thursday, 03-Dec 12:27:18 Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Hosting by www.nac.net - DSL,Hosting & Co-lo | feedback | contact
    over 10 years online! © 1999-2009 dslreports.com.