| Westell Diags Someone posted that there is a util for the Westell B90-36R516 that shows line status and errors. Is this different from the one that allows you just to change the VPI/VCI setting? I am goin' freakin' nuts looking for it. I got the modem from Earthlink with no docs or software.
If you have the diags, can you let me know?
Thanks
Craig Brauckmiller |
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 jtater
join:2002-08-17
Nashville, TN | You have PM, its different from the PVC changer. To see the added info you have to have the modem connected directly to the pc, open the software, press Ctrl+Alt+F7 |
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 Sedated3Shooting Rubberbands At The StarsPremium
join:2002-11-02
Brooklyn, NY | Jtater,
Cool util. Kudos for letting people know about it.
I'm back up to speed after a 5 day slowdown and found this tool to be very useful.
I'm using a Verizon (East) 1500/128 ADSL line.
The stats are from my Westell B90-36R515-01
Bootstrap 1.00.00
Firmware Ver 06.01.02
Tranceiver ModemAlcatel Firmware Ver 3.8.124
Noise Margin: 30.0dB up / 12.0 dB down [**]
Output Power: 12.0dB up / 20.0 dB down
Attenuation: 31.5 dBm up / 49.5 dBm down
Data Rate: 160 kbps up / 1792 kbps down
I have seen deviation only in one reading, "NOISE MARGIN Downstream: 11.0dB - 21.5dB , usually hovering around 16-18.
I have one question, pertaining to the noise margin in dB. From what I read, it can be thought of as a safety margin. Am I right in the presumption that a higher reading is better?
TIA
Sed
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Regards,Sedated! [1500/128 @ 1515/136 VZ] ..."I'm warm... I'm well fed... And gosh I feel so sleepy! Yawn!" |
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 kenboy
join:2001-05-11
Antioch, IL | Sedated - you might want to look at this thread where I asked the same question (sort of).
»Interpret Modem line stat values
Thanks goes to Jtater for the diag. util.  |
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Sedated3Shooting Rubberbands At The StarsPremium
join:2002-11-02
Brooklyn, NY
| Thanks, appreciate it. I did a bit of reading about HEC, CRC errors and the function/meaning of each. Good stuff to know. And yes, even though I got the software from 93254336  , without Jtater's help we probably wouldn't know it exists
Be well,
Sed
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 93254336Weapons Of MasturbationPremium
join:2001-10-20
kudos:1 | reply to Sedated3
said by Sedated3:
Noise Margin: 30.0dB up / 12.0 dB down
Output Power: 12.0dB up / 20.0 dB down
Attenuation: 31.5 dBm up / 49.5 dBm down
Data Rate: 160 kbps up / 1792 kbps down
Looks good to me... that should support 1500/128 reliably (at least from the perspective of the ADSL link itself).
- Dan
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Sedated3Shooting Rubberbands At The StarsPremium
join:2002-11-02
Brooklyn, NY
| Just to post a note,
If the above discussed Westell Diagnostic Icon (c) utility [Modem Browser] is mirrored here.
It will only be of any use to owners of deprecated Westell ADSL bridge models A90-36R515 and B90-36R515/516.
Use the utility at your own risk. Don't change VPI*VCI or other virtual channel config. You'll only render your connection useless until they are returned to their old settings- this is not a tweaking utility.
It will however allow you, an owner of a product and a subscriber of an ADSL line to have some gauge of your line's signal levels and performance, a common feature in newer products. After installation, focus on the program window and press CTRL-ALT-F7 to view line statistics.
If you're an owner of one of the current Westell ADSL models A90/B90-2100 Westell has made the A90/B90-2100 (current models) diagnostic utility at their website here (*mainly for Verizon users but applicable based: »www.westell.com/pages/verizon.jsp
Cheers all!
Sed
PS
[I believe this to fall within the fair use boundaries as I paid for my modems as many others and continue to pay in the form of monthly bills. It provides the customer a valuable diagnostic tool which can save both us and the ISPs some time. Of course I will remove the utility if asked by the copyright holder.]
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Regards,
Sedated! [1500/128 @ 1515/136 VZ] ..."I'm warm... I'm well fed... And gosh I feel so sleepy! Yawn!"
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