---That might work for me. I get that stupid"Problems with the modem. Check modem connections and reset the modem. Verify it is connected to the right port." I wondered how you reset a modem. I'll try disconnecting all night and see.
Alan Gentle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > on 31/7/03 7:54 pm, Derf at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Alan Gentle wrote at 17:02 +0100 on 07/31/03 about > OT: ADSL"Stale Session" > > > >> My apologies for being a little OT but am curious > about the use of the term > >> "Stale Session" which was given to me when asking > my ISP why I had suddenly > >> lost access to my mailbox and the web with my > ADSL account. > > > > A "Stale Session" normally refers to the ISP > terminating the session > > but the modem will not give up the IP address. > This happens when the > > modem is not controlled by a router and set to > keep alive. Once the > > ISP terminates a session for a IP the same ID can > not log back in on > > that IP. It normally only takes a few minutes to > reset the modem > > when power has been totally removed from the unit. > > > >> The advice was > >> to turn off my Mac and ADSL modem, wait 30 > minutes and restart. It didn't do > >> the trick but turning it off overnight did! > > > > The reason it took so long was for normal circuit > decay. Had you > > totally removed power from the unit, 30 minutes > should have been more > > than enough time for the circuit to decay and > reset to default. > Thanks Derf for that explanation... > > Alan G. > > -- > > > -- > PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by > <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | > Refurbished Drives | > -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | > & CDRWs on Sale! | > > Support Low End Mac > <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > PCI-PowerMacs list info: > <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > Send list messages to: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, email: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
