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tkdslr
join:2004-04-24
Pompano Beach, FL Reviews:
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Re: [Xtreme] DSL disconnects when ever you hear thunder said by Laserdemon :
Every time i can hear thunder, i start loosing connection. It has always done it, now that i work from home, i need it to stop. Any ideas.
It can be clear at my house, but if i hear the thunder, it will drop. So I do not think its anything at my house, and I am sure people in my area are having the same issue. I live in the Dallas Ga area, zip code 30157
1st.. Optimise your DSL setup..
Move DSL modem to a dry location near the exterior demarc. Preferably on interior wall opposite demarc. Place dsl splitters & dsl modem @ that location. Run Cat-5 ethernet cable + appropriate connections to connect modem to PC/router. (This step eliminates as much internal wiring & noise as possible.)
2nd.. Add AT&T/BS to switch you to to Noise profile..
Increases reliability of PPPoE over bridged connection, but adds another 32 ms of ping round trip latency.
3rd.. If your line is directly connected to CO (main & cooper st) and that CO is service by Covad, then switch to an ISP who doesn't use BS/AT&T PPPoE protocol. Note: All BS resellers are also stuck with BS's stupid PPPoE requirement.
Speakeasy will connect you with a Bridged(only) line up to a COVAD DSLAM and then route your traffic via ATM to their routers/backbones in Atlanta, (very fast, very low latency, costs more $$$.).
Bridged only connections are far superior in both reliability and up time when compared to PPPoE over Bridged connections. PPPoE is very fragile protocol and easily disconnects its link after the slightest of data losses.
4th Slowing down DSL connection bit rates can often improve S/N ratio and it's corresponding connection reliability. | | |
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nilnul
join:2003-05-30
Birmingham, AL | >>Some claim the Westell 6100 is sensitive to surges/lightning
I'm one of those people. Any lightning within a rather large radius (say 50 miles or so) will knock the 6100 offline.
The effect is easily demonstrated by swapping modems while audible thunder is occurring. You don't need violent local lightning - in fact it can be completely clear and sunny at your location - just any any thunder you can hear is generally enough, and indicates lighting close enough to take down the 6100. If the 6100 is dumping the line every few minutes, I can swap in a Netopia 2241N and DSL stays up. Swap the 6100 back in, the problem recurs. Swap back the 2241N, problem gone.
>> but you need to rule out other causes first.
Why not go straight for the most likely solution - replace the 6100 first. | |
 Hayward K A R - 1 2 0 CPremium
join:2000-07-13
Key West, FL
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4 edits | said by nilnul:Why not go straight for the most likely solution - replace the 6100 first. Having had two different 6100 versions (they sent me another when I briefly went to 6.0),Rev D and F and living in a VERY lightning prone place, especially summer... can't say I have ever observed this. (Oddly the D was the second, and F is the one I use... only briefly the D)
Router maybe be doing reconnecting (set to always connected), but have never noticed it dropping during use, and very rarely do I need to reboot... usually only due to power outages. (Life at the end of a 150mi extension cord)
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