Regular DSL Disconnects (line data included) in AT&T Southeast http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r20427205 en Wed, 20 Aug 2008 22:54:22 EDT Wed, 20 Aug 2008 22:54:22 EDT Re: Regular DSL Disconnects (line data included) http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20522702 Splitpair :
said by koma3504 See Profile :

It is probally a high open meaning a short on the line aka a bad connection.
A "high open" is the opposite of a short though both are condisered "bad" for the connection. ;-)

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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20522702 Thu, 22 May 2008 10:38:18 EDT Re: Regular DSL Disconnects (line data included) http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20522386 koma3504 : It is probally a high open meaning a short on the line aka a bad connection. try leaving the phone off the hook for a few hours or spend some time on the phone reboot modem while on the phone after a few and see if it improves usally works for me.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20522386 Thu, 22 May 2008 09:32:30 EDT Re: Regular DSL Disconnects (line data included) http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20520929 bmansc : dgatewood: Have you found a solution to the problem? I am seeing almost exactly the same thing (except mine will reconnect when ANY phone in the house is used)

I can reboot the router, reset the modem, nothing helps until I pick up the phone to make a call. It was only happening about once a month, so I didn't bother with it... now it's at least once a day :(]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20520929 Wed, 21 May 2008 22:57:48 EDT Re: Regular DSL Disconnects (line data included) http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20483051 Interceptor : If you can look at the "uptime" on the modem after this happens, you might see if it's just disconnecting, or powering down. I was having a similar problem with it disconnecting briefly, and coming right back up, and it ended up being the power transformer going bad. Changed that out, and it hasn't shut down in several months.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20483051 Wed, 14 May 2008 18:27:43 EDT Re: Regular DSL Disconnects (line data included) http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20482434 wahoospa : I have a friend that had a somewhat similar problem but not the exact same problem. After doing all the normal troubleshooting that I could think of I decided to disconnect a speaker phone from one of his filters and that corrected the problem. I don't know why the speaker phone did this but with it gone so was his problem.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20482434 Wed, 14 May 2008 16:27:37 EDT Re: Regular DSL Disconnects (line data included) http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20481960 anon : My family is also having a similar problem. We've got the Motorola 2210 modem and a Linksys WRT54G router. Our connection is regularly dropped. It just started recently, within the past two weeks or so. We upgraded the router last Christmas and Bellsouth/AT&T sent us a Motorola modem as a free upgrade to replace our Westell two or three months ago, but it's worked fine until now. We've got a dedicated phone line for the connection.

Nothing on our end caused this to happen, AFAIK.

The Motorola modem was pretty hot, so we assumed that it was a hardware failure. Bellsouth/AT&T sent us a replacement, but it also gets hot and we've got the same issue.

So far, we've been fixing it by unplugging the router and modem, then plugging them back in a few minutes later.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20481960 Wed, 14 May 2008 15:09:19 EDT Re: Regular DSL Disconnects (line data included) http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20438071 StillLearn :
said by BrianJam :

I too am having the same problem.
The same problem? Incredible.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20438071 Tue, 06 May 2008 01:46:36 EDT Re: Regular DSL Disconnects (line data included) http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20437691 anon : I too am having the same problem. Recently, my old Westell modem started loosing lock and it would reconnect after 20 or 30 seconds or so. I figured it was the modem since i've had it for 5 years. I ordered the 2wire wireless gateway and the modem still loses lock and resets. Now it happens 2-3 times an hour.

I have called ATT support and even had a tech come here and check the line. He even changed out the card at the junction box up the street.

i am dumbfounded as well.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20437691 Mon, 05 May 2008 23:54:04 EDT Re: Regular DSL Disconnects (line data included) http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20432837 Hayward : Have you tried swapping filters... might just be a bad one.
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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20432837 Mon, 05 May 2008 02:24:39 EDT Re: Regular DSL Disconnects (line data included) http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20430050 StillLearn : When you say "same line filter that the DSL modem is hooked up to" I assume this is the filter with the two jacks on it.

It is possible that there is a poor connection at some wire in the path. The DC current from the phone serves as "sealing current" to restore the connection.

This bad connection is probably inside your house. Since only picking up the phone on the same jack as the modem cures the problem for a while, it seems that the problem would have to be on a section of wire not shared by the other phones involved. Maybe there are few connections in that path and you could just re-do each. While you could test by running a cable directly from modem to NID for a while, it seems unlikely the problem will happen during that test.

I would consider adding a home-run with new wire and a new "splitter" to separate the phone from the DSL-only wire near the NID.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20430050 Sun, 04 May 2008 13:09:20 EDT Regular DSL Disconnects (line data included) http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20427205 dgatewood : Ok, so in the past two weeks, my DSL modem goes red linked, and the DSL light starts blinking red. I am unsure what causes this, but a way to make it reconnect it to go listen to the dial-tone of the phone that is connected to the same line filter that the DSL modem is hooked up to. If I do not do this, no amount of messing with the modem or reseting will work. I have also tried unplugging the phone from that line and only have the DSL modem connected, but I still get the blinking red light occasionally and I have to hook up the phone to the line and listen to the dial tone and hang up, for the modem to reconnect to the internet again.

Line data:

Statistics

ADSL Information
Line State UP
Modulation G.dmt
Data Path fast

To Modem To Internet
Max Allowed Speed (kbps) 6016 768
SN Margin (dB) 17.0 -
Line Attenuation (dB) 24.0 -
Loss of Signal 4 -
Loss of Frame 0 0
CRC Errors 294 10

I never had any problems with my modem until very recently and I am dumbfounded with what the problem could be.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20427205 Sat, 03 May 2008 18:27:45 EDT