At 8:25 AM -0400 3/17/2009, Steve R wrote: >My internet connection is going up and down
Details please. That phrase is so generic it doesn't mean much. You've said nothing about your configuration or given any details, so there's no way to tell if your difficulty is your last mile hop, your dns, or something beyond, or ... >, yet whenever the ISP checks, they aren't finding a problem. So I'm >wanting an app, freeware preferably, that will monitor and allow a >text printout showing when the connection is active and when it >dies. Any >recommendations for Leopard? The best tools are what's provide with OS X - ping, traceroute, tcpdump, etc. If you think it's your last mile failing, then run a long slow ping against the ISP's first router. >(I've checked and doubled checked the hardware at my end, and my >neighbour is also experiencing the same problems although his started >a few weeks ago. Our demarcs are different.) Still doesn't provide any detail... - Dan. -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
