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Subject: question on DSL signal
I run a small FreeBSD server with a standard DSL line. I have it ping
the ISP every five
At 02:01 PM 2/4/2008, David Banning wrote:
I run a small FreeBSD server with a standard DSL line. I have it ping
the ISP every five seconds, and when it doesn't ping it logs the
results.
I notice very inconsistent results. Sometimes it's up for a week
without a single drop, while other times
It is fairly common as the number of DSL providers is large, but they rely on
the copper wires in place that may or may not be well maintained that are
usually owned by another firm. So getting the copper actually fixed can take
in Polish free market polish telecom leases line to anyone - at
On 4 Feb 2008, at 21:49, Tim Daneliuk wrote:
David Banning wrote:
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2. Is there any way to avoid it?
Yes - switch to different fabric. I live near a large metro area,
and the local cable company finally figured out that there was
money to be made offering their very fast/reliable cable
available only in large
urban areas, but where they are available, I have found them to be more
reliable than DSL.
only with point-to-point case, and only if local law doesn't work the way
to prevent this.
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On Mon, 4 Feb 2008 15:01:52 -0500, David Banning
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I notice very inconsistent results. Sometimes it's up for a week
without a single drop, while other times it's up for 30 seconds,
down for a minute, up for 2 minutes, down for 1. That can go on
for 10 hours, and then maybe
David Banning wrote:
I run a small FreeBSD server with a standard DSL line. I have it ping
the ISP every five seconds, and when it doesn't ping it logs the
results.
I notice very inconsistent results. Sometimes it's up for a week
without a single drop, while other times it's up for 30 seconds,
Thanks Wojciech, for your thoughts.
make sure you don't get a timeout because of high load or simply - the
server you ping doesn't respond.
Check that -
it's not line problem but modem hardware problem or their routing
problem.
But isn't the sync going down a sign of a bad line connection?
without a single drop, while other times it's up for 30 seconds,
down for a minute, up for 2 minutes, down for 1. That can go on
for 10 hours, and then maybe it's stable again for a day or so.
It's always appears to be the DSL signal itself, as I can see the
modem sync light starts flashing when
David Banning wrote:
SNIP
e drop-in drop-out problem.
To any average computer user, these lines might appear normal -
when a page stops loading for a minute they just live with it, and
forget about it.
So here's my question:
1. is there anyone who has a lot of experience monitoring DSL lines
Check that -
it's not line problem but modem hardware problem or their routing problem.
But isn't the sync going down a sign of a bad line connection?
yes it is.
i don't know what modem/router your ISP uses, but the one that polish
telecom gives has 2 connection leds
one is titled DSL
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