The other suggestion I have is that (esp if you have two computers... or an
external router) is to dial up at the same time as being on with DSL.. I
find this quite useful as I have both internal and external access to my IP
(internal over my LAN, I have a linux gateway that MASQs the windows box
online anyway, and external through the dialup directly from windows).

At 17:02 4/01/02 +1300, Chrissy R wrote:
> > >So you are suggesting that the problem is with my New Zealand
> > >purchased ADSL modem - ummm, interesting. Now that is something that
> > >I thought would interest the ADSL technical mailing list.
> >
> > >So what is my next step.
> >
> > Next step - wait till it happens again and see what a tracert from the
> > outside shows up. The .255 address should work and does work for other
> > people (may be not all) so we need to find out why it doesn't work for
> > you.
>
>I was going to ask how I can do that - after all it happens
>in the wee small hours - then I remembered that once, way
>back when this first started, the helpful Xtra help desk guy
>did exactly that. With that and other info he decided that
>the addy was not valid. Maybe they did change it and now
>it works for some people but still does not work for me.
>
>But I will do it next time. I will get them to e-mail me with
>the results.

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