On 1 Aug 2004 at 12:06, Craig Spiers wrote:

> Actually.. the only way to fix this, is to change technology.
>
> SDSL, HDSL and ADSL are all subject to this.. despite what you may
> think, it isn't actually telecom *disconnecting you*. When the modems
> notice changes in line quality, they re-negotiate, most of the time
> they can do this without cycling the line, however in extreme cases
> the line must be cycled/restarted to complete the renegotiation.
>
> Yet another telecom basher!
>
> Cheers
>

Wow that's amazing! So when I traceroute out of my boxes and it gets
to the XTRA machines on the other side but stops there, or (last
week) I can send data to machines as long as I know their IP address
(their DNS failed for an hour or two) it's just cos my router is "re-
negotiating"?

Matt

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