I too have an ASUS external (with probably the current firmware).
I've used it from three locations around Auckland (Ellerslie, One Tree Hill
and now Mt Wellington). In Ellerslie and One Tree Hill I had Telecom(GDC)
terminate/split the connection, while at Mt Wellington I elected to use
filters on the phones (didn't know where the computer was going to end up).

In both Ellerslie and One Tree Hill I had minor problems with dropouts
(usually both the DSL and the PPP would drop), but Telecom turned up the
gain(?) on the ?SLAM and it was fine from there on .

Since I've been in Mt Wellington, I've had no end of problems. I get
frequent dropouts (usually both DSL and PPP), often in "clumps". Evenings
are usually worst. The connection will stay up all day and then die 12+
times in an hour... Telecom (GDC) have rewired the house to the pole
outside, used a different pair to the exchange, rewired the jackpoints in
the house, rewired the house. (It's been >5 months now) While the
situation has improved, it's still not great, since it always seems to go
down, just when you need it the most... Telecom (GDC) are apparently unable
to turn up the gain(?) on the ?SLAMs anymore, since (apparently) the newer
Alcatel gear uses profiles, which can't be tailored for a single port. Oh,
and we seem to have some cross talk on our phone, with the neighbours, but
Telecom can't seem to track that down either. Probably related :)

Lessons learned: ASUS seems to need a higher gain(?) than normal. Filters
don't really cut it. The new Alcatel gear either sucks, or Telecom aren't
willing to bend a little (why not set up a profile for users that need a
higher gain(?)?)

I still like the ASUS, it's a cheap, functional ADSL router (doesn't do
VPNs!!!!). But now I'm wondering if I should try something else....

Just my 2c.

Later'ish
Craig

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeremy Coulter [mailto:vss@vss.co.nz]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 8:12 AM
> To: adsl@lists.unixathome.org
> Subject: ADSL Problems
>
>
> Hi all.
> I am with Paradise and have had very little problems with them. They
> were WAY better than Xtra for overall product and support.
> Anyway, 8 or maybe 9 weeks ago, I shifted house.
> Since then I have had quite a few "issues".
> They have been mostly relating to them, and thats acceptable, its not
> OK, just aceptable, but over teh last week or more, I am noticing that
> my PPP connection is being dropped.
> My first indication is MSN messenger goes off line, then not
> long after
> than, a little app. I wrote to tell me the IP address of my connection
> turns up in my Hotmail account where I have it sent to.
> I then got to the status page of my router, and sure enough, its only
> been connected for 40-50 seonds or more depending on how long
> I take to
> get to the page or notice it etc.
> I have rung paradise and they say try disconnecting my Telephones from
> the sockets, and trying another router which I can do. The Filter was
> installed by a telecom techincian, well one of their sub
> contractors, so
> I am not sure its the filter, but I guess it could be.
> The problem is, that the time between the PPP dropping is never
> consistant.
> I DO know that lastnight my IP changed 17 times !!
> No one is using the phones in the middle of the night, that I
> know, so I
> am not convinced of this argument.
> My ADSL modem is an ASUS AAM6000EV external router with the latest
> firmware installed.
>
> Like I say, this has been happening over the last week or
> more, and the
> more I think of it, its been doing "Funny" things ever since
> I have been
> in this new place.
>
> I am not sure what to do next. If its PPP then this has to be Paradise
> right? it does not "Seem" to be loosing the ADSL connection so Telecom
> faults will just say "No, can t see any disconnections" and I am not
> totally convinced someone on a Helpdesk is actually techincally
> qualified to find or help with the problem.
>
> Can anyone suggest anything I can try?
> Unfortunitly the modem has no log file which is not helpful
>
> All thoughts appreciated.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jeremy Coulter

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