Try getting him to use the g.lite protocol. Gives lower speeds but a more
reliable/stable connection. Worked a treat for me.

Lance

----- Original Message -----
From: "Geoff" <g@maxnet.co.nz>
To: <adsl@lists.unixathome.org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2002 4:06 PM
Subject: Re: DSL 500 Modem dropouts

> > Can you answer these questions?
> >
> > 1. how long do the dropouts last? i.e. Is the connection restored
> > immediately, or after some time?
> Usually immediately
>
> > 2. Does switching off the router and turning it back on fix it?
> Yes. Mostly it just re auths itself after training,,,, but sometimes not.
>
> > 3. How often is this happening? Once a day, once an hour, every five
> > minutes? Different, depending on the day?
>
> Everyday, our logs show him online for 600 minutes or so, then 50-60 x 1-5
> minutes periods he is auth'd for.
>
> thanks
> Geoff
> Senior Technician
> Maxnet Technical Support
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>
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