sempergoofy
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join:2001-07-06
Smyrna, GA
 ·AT&T Southeast
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Re: Lightning
I installed the replacement Netopia modem today at my mom's house. Gave me a bit of hassle (took two tries to get the Bridged-ethernet setting saved). Finally synced and the Linksys logged in via pppoe. Tested speed and got 1600+ down (she has 1.5 service). Declared victory at that point.
I noticed that this modem feels significantly hotter to the touch than the Westell did.
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Pistol Pete
Have Gun-Will Travel
join:2001-03-31
Not on map
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said by ncguy68  :I do not see a setting for MTU in the settings of the modem. Dr. TCP shows my MTU at 1492 and so far my SN readings have been around 17.5. I will keep an eye on it and see if I notice it dropping. Where are you seeing the MTU at 1448? Bill When I run the Tweak Tester here on BBR, it shows my MTU as 1448. I can set my adapter to 1492, save, exit, restart and check the Tweak Tester and setting always shows 1448. The SN on mine I think is just a false reading from the modem, because sometimes mine is 1.5, 4.00, 6.50 and bounces around. I was talking to the help desk a couple of weeks ago and they said my SN ratio was 21.5 and told me not to worry about it. Even when mine shows 1.5 I still have good download speeds and never loose sync.
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ncguy68
join:2006-10-14
Kings Mountain, NC
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We had a severe storm about 15 miles away today and the Netopia did not lose sync. Earlier in the week the Westell 6100 was losing sync during these conditions. If a storm gets much closer than this I would power everything down and unplug the system from the phone jack and AC anyway. So the new modem seems to have solved the problem.
I have also noticed the Netopia runs wamer than the Westell, but only warm to the touch. You can keep your hand on the modem without any discomfort.
Seems like Bellsouth (AT&T) might have a double standard...giving Business customers the more reliable Netopia and home users the cheaper Westell. |
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gordon1fan
Roll Tide Roll
join:2001-01-26
Talladega, AL
| said by ncguy68 :Update: We had a severe storm about 15 miles away today and the Netopia did not lose sync. Earlier in the week the Westell 6100 was losing sync during these conditions. If a storm gets much closer than this I would power everything down and unplug the system from the phone jack and AC anyway. So the new modem seems to have solved the problem. I have also noticed the Netopia runs wamer than the Westell, but only warm to the touch. You can keep your hand on the modem without any discomfort. Seems like Bellsouth (AT&T) might have a double standard...giving Business customers the more reliable Netopia and home users the cheaper Westell. I got my Netopia 2241N-006 in the mail today vis UPS. It only took me about five minutes to get it up and going. We have not had any thunderstorms in a few days, but we are expecting some tomorrow. I hope we get some rain because we need some badly. I'll keep you posted!
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gordon1fan
Roll Tide Roll
join:2001-01-26
Talladega, AL
| said by gordon1fan :said by ncguy68 :Update: We had a severe storm about 15 miles away today and the Netopia did not lose sync. Earlier in the week the Westell 6100 was losing sync during these conditions. If a storm gets much closer than this I would power everything down and unplug the system from the phone jack and AC anyway. So the new modem seems to have solved the problem. I have also noticed the Netopia runs warmer than the Westell, but only warm to the touch. You can keep your hand on the modem without any discomfort. Seems like Bellsouth (AT&T) might have a double standard...giving Business customers the more reliable Netopia and home users the cheaper Westell. I got my Netopia 2241N-006 in the mail today vis UPS. It only took me about five minutes to get it up and going. We have not had any thunderstorms in a few days, but we are expecting some tomorrow. I hope we get some rain because we need some badly. I'll keep you posted! UPDATE:
We got some thunderstorms in the state today, but none of them are close enough for me to see if I have any problems with losing sync. So far, the modem is holding up really well. We will see...I'll keep you posted! 
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ncguy68
join:2006-10-14
Kings Mountain, NC
| We had storms in the area last night and I did not lose sync, but they were not that close to us. We had more severe storms this afternoon, but I was not home at the time and I had the computer and modem shut off. I will keep you posted as we get more storms.
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SmokChsr
Who let the magic smoke out?
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join:2006-03-17
Saint Augustine, FL
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said by timcuth :I want one of those whole-house surge protectors, but I am too lazy to buy one and have an electrician install it. Don't worry, a "whole house" protector will do very little to protect your phone circuits.
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Splitpair
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join:2000-07-29
Cow Towne
 ·T-Mobile US
| said by SmokChsr :Don't worry, a "whole house" protector will do very little to protect your phone circuits. Actually it can do quite a bit to help by supressing a surge from power before it hits the modem and out the phone line.
Wayne
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mikes60
My Paradise
Premium
join:2001-07-31
Boynton Beach, FL
·AT&T Southeast
 ·Vonage
| said by Splitpair :said by SmokChsr :Don't worry, a "whole house" protector will do very little to protect your phone circuits. Actually it can do quite a bit to help by supressing a surge from power before it hits the modem and out the phone line. Wayne That makes me feel better. I had FP&L put a "whole house" protector in a couple of years ago and wasn't quite sure how well it would actually work. I also use individual surge protectors for all my electronics.
I manufactured and sold surge protectors for many years and still remember the claims from customers that we had to pay for.
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ncguy68
join:2006-10-14
Kings Mountain, NC
| We had severe storms move through last night and the Netopia held sync till the storm was on top of us. These storms had an incredible about of lightning. We also had dime sized hail and over an inch of rain in 30 minutes! When the storm got bad I powered everything down and unplugged the AC and phone. |
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mikes60
My Paradise
Premium
join:2001-07-31
Boynton Beach, FL
·AT&T Southeast
·Vonage
| said by ncguy68 :We had severe storms move through last night and the Netopia held sync till the storm was on top of us. These storms had an incredible about of lightning. We also had dime sized hail and over an inch of rain in 30 minutes! When the storm got bad I powered everything down and unplugged the AC and phone. Aways a good idea, no matter what surge protection you have.
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gordon1fan
Roll Tide Roll
join:2001-01-26
Talladega, AL
| reply to ncguy68
Update:
GREAT NEWS! I had thunderstorms all around me this afternoon, one lighten flash after another and I did not lose sync not one time. My friend who lives two house down from me, who still has a Westell 6100 modem, lost sync several times within a 30 minute period. I just don't understand it! I have had BellSouth/AT&T techs out here at my house several times, and they still could not find the problem. This had been going on for three years. I replaced my Westell 6100 for a Netopia 2241IN and it fixes my losing sync problem. Incredible!
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ncguy68
join:2006-10-14
Kings Mountain, NC
| Congratulations Gordon1fan! It worked for BOTH Of us. They really need to scrap the Westell 6100 and ship the Netopia 2241N to everybody. It even worked better when you have lower S/N ratios.
Seems like they reserve the Netopia for there 'more important' business customers. :-( |
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timcuth
Braves Fan
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join:2000-09-18
Pelham, AL
clubs: |  reply to gordon1fan
It is "lightning". Not lightening. Not lighten. light-ning. Come on, say it. Its easy.
/rant
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ncguy68
join:2006-10-14
Kings Mountain, NC | Mmmm I believe thats the way I spell it. |
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gordon1fan
Roll Tide Roll
join:2001-01-26
Talladega, AL
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said by timcuth :It is "lightning". Not lightening. Not lighten. light-ning. Come on, say it. Its easy. /rant Tim I guess you go around to some of these forums and correct people's spelling! Man, get a life! 
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Pashune
Inhaling at 675 KB per sec.
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join:2006-04-14
Gautier, MS
 ·CableOne
·AT&T Southeast
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said by ncguy68 :Congratulations Gordon1fan! It worked for BOTH Of us. They really need to scrap the Westell 6100 and ship the Netopia 2241N to everybody. It even worked better when you have lower S/N ratios. Seems like they reserve the Netopia for there 'more important' business customers. :-( I could almost agree with that. I swear, any kind of distant or nearby thunder is torture for my Westell 6100. My old, clunky 2Wire, however, doesn't have a problem with it.
=/ What am I gonna do though when I get Extreme 6.0 (if it EVER becomes available in my area), seeing as it uses the ADSL2+ standard (and with my luck, I'll need it)? |
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gordon1fan
Roll Tide Roll
join:2001-01-26
Talladega, AL
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said by ncguy68 :When the storm got bad I powered everything down and unplugged the AC and phone. I'm like you, when the storms get to bad, (thats if I'm home) I unplug my computers, DSL modem and phone lines. Don't want to take any chances.
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DaveO
join:2001-09-05
Easley, SC
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This is all a bit surprising to me because I used to think the Westells were good DSL modems. I guess I'll have to look into getting a Netopia to fix my lightning problems.
Which would be a better choice, the Netopia 2241N or the 3346? |
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clint50
join:2004-02-17
Suwanee, GA
| reply to ncguy68
I've had the exact same problem with my Westell 6100. Storm gets close and the connection is lost. The "light" shows it's connected but no connection thru the browser. I've put my "old" 2200 Westell back inline because I don't recall having a problem with it. When I upgraded to 6.0 Extreme, they sent me the Westell 6100. Have to wait to wait until the next rain storm to test. BTW, the ATT tech came out & checked the house and found no problems. |
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