A 3Com DL/ Linux / rp pppoe site which I look after disconnects about 3 times a
day. While I'm happy to accept random drops (which rp re-connects anyway), what I
find intriuging is the number of times it is after approximately 417 minutes of
connection.

Having said that, it was up and down like a yo-yo soon after 4am today, then had a
360 minute link, then a 417 minute connection

David H

Craig Whitmore wrote:

> If you can turn on syslogging, you can see the reason why it disconnects
> (Either the pvc drops or the entire DSL drops).. I have a few drops during the
> day and sometimes its due to the entire DSL dropping for a very short amount of
> time and sometimes due to pvc. I know its not the ISP (as I don't cut myself
> off). You have the remember the DSL connection is going over non-tested copper
> lines that are not perfect. (no bit tests or anything are done) and many things
> can affect the DSL connection. I've had a Internal and an External Dynalink
> modem in the past for testing and it disconnected I think about the same amount
> of time. With a M11 or the alike most people wouldn't see the disconnection as
> they connect straight up again)
>
> Just my 2.5c's
>
> Thanks
> Craig Whitmore
>
> Kyle Carter wrote:
>
> > I have my linux box setup to log each time it reconnects the adsl modem, and
> > i notice that it seems to reconnect once a day, different time, but it looks
> > like it connected with the same IP and it did hardly any traffic and
> > reconnected, this time to a new IP address.
> >
> > Im just wondering if anyone has logs kept for other types of modems or
> > whether the 3com dual link has a tendancy to reconnect more often due to the
> > having to modify the LCP ping or whatever it was.
> >
> > also - Is it possible this is in fact a telecom / ISP plan to prevent people
> > from using semi-static IP adresses, (do they disconnect twice a day just to
> > be annoying?)
> >
> > Just wondering, as i am interested if the reconnect once a day is what can
> > be expected?
> > i was talking to someone i know with a dynalink external USB and he has
> > noticed every 12 hours or so it will reconnect.
> >
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