vancom
join:2005-11-29
Fort Worth, TX |  Efficient VS Briteport router
Hello All
I am one of the MCI to Covad migrated customer. For some vague reasons using Efficient router gives me slightly higher upload and britport higher download. Any ideas? |
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ross
join:2000-08-16 | Cyberonic tech *cough*cough* support told me the same thing. |
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cfdstocks
join:2001-04-28
Mountain View, CA
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From my anecdotal experience with both of these modems, here is my guess. I have found that in general the efficient is a better router built with a slower processor. It seams to falter at the higher speeds, due to the slower processor, but seams to have more professional feel to it. I would guess that it syncs at the faster speed, but has a problem keeping up on the fast download. You did not mention what speed you have. I have heard that the efficient has trouble at 6mb. Mine was working well at 3mb until Covad decided I was too far from the CO to get 3mb and downgraded me. I had 7db margin, but it worked until something interfered with my line.  |
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karltoy
join:2006-08-01
Chicago, IL | reply to vancom
Cyberonic provided me with Netopia wireless router. My upload speed is about 480, should I request to replace the router with a Efficient? |
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RadioDoc
Sortofadog
Premium,ExMod 2000-03
join:2000-05-11
Chicago, IL
 ·AT&T Midwest
| reply to cfdstocks
If anyone is still reading this thread, and the "Efficient router" referenced is a 5861, there is a firmware upgrade which will solve low speed issues at six megs. I use these on both 6016/608 and 6016/768 SBC lines and get full speeds.
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Toolmaster of La Grange. |
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fournyc
join:2006-08-04
Bronx, NY | reply to vancom
Where do you get the firmware download? |
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Neil
Stop All The Downloadin
join:2003-08-20
New York, NY
edit:
August 4th, @01:54PM
| »www.uk-bug.net/UpDownload-index-···145.html is the newest EN5800 firmware- 6.0.173. Has encryption features unlocked, and is set up a little nicer than the old one.
Unzip and TFTP kernel.f2k onto the router.
When you do this, the username will change to 'superuser,' so you won't use 'admin' to log in anymore.
Install at your own risk! It's too easy to mess something up when you're doing this, so don't attempt it if you can't afford to potentially have to wait to be sent a replacement router 
Full directions »www.uk-bug.net/Sections-article17-p1.html there
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ohhhhhhh yeah |
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x303
request denied
join:2002-08-25
Highland Park, IL
edit:
August 9th, @02:17AM
| reply to vancom
Does the Efficient router upload faster than the Netopia? |
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