I don't expect a DSL connection to stay up 100% of the time because of the reasons
I gave before. The connection is not monitored or guarenteed like DDS
circuits/ATM etc. If you want a circuit that IS guaranteed you have to pay for it.
Getting 128K Jetstart for what telecom/ISP charge IS quite cheap compared to the
same bandwidth given over dedicated circuits via Telecom/ISP (DDS/Frame-Relay/ATM
etc)
Thanks
Craig Whitmore
David Hawke wrote:
> 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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