[OCLUG-Tech] Slow DSL

2011-04-28 Thread Shawn H Corey
Hi, I'm having problems with my DSL. Currently it's running below 20 KB/s and it's suppose to max out at 300 KB/s. This started about a month ago sometime around when I updated my kernel. Before that it averaged from 250 KB/s to 270 KB/s. Since I haven't change my setup, I was wondering

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Linux Digest, Vol 76, Issue 19

2011-04-28 Thread Shawn H Corey
On 11-04-28 12:52 PM, Charles Nadeau wrote: I had a problem very similar to yours and it was caused by an MTU mismatch between the modem and the router. My modem and routing is all in one so I don't think that's the problem. I noticed that when the wind picked up, the my connection went

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Linux Digest, Vol 76, Issue 19

2011-04-28 Thread Richard Guy Briggs
On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 01:00:22PM -0400, Shawn H Corey wrote: On 11-04-28 12:52 PM, Charles Nadeau wrote: I had a problem very similar to yours and it was caused by an MTU mismatch between the modem and the router. My modem and routing is all in one so I don't think that's the problem.

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Linux Digest, Vol 76, Issue 19

2011-04-28 Thread Brett Delmage
On Thu, 28 Apr 2011, Richard Guy Briggs wrote: I did have a problem a year ago where the phone was working intermittently, but DSL was fine. I have my DSL on a dry loop, so it is seperate from the phone line. It turned out to be a problem outside where Bell connected the feed to my

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Linux Digest, Vol 76, Issue 19

2011-04-28 Thread Richard Guy Briggs
On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 01:25:42PM -0400, Brett Delmage wrote: On Thu, 28 Apr 2011, Richard Guy Briggs wrote: I did have a problem a year ago where the phone was working intermittently, but DSL was fine. I have my DSL on a dry loop, so it is seperate from the phone line. It turned out to

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Slow DSL

2011-04-28 Thread Prof. John C Nash
Is it possible to check speed using a live CD or live USB of a different kernel, since that seems to be a concern? JN On 04/28/2011 11:05 AM, Shawn H Corey wrote: Hi, I'm having problems with my DSL. Currently it's running below 20 KB/s and it's suppose to max out at 300 KB/s. This

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Slow DSL

2011-04-28 Thread Shawn H Corey
On 11-04-28 03:21 PM, Prof. John C Nash wrote: Is it possible to check speed using a live CD or live USB of a different kernel, since that seems to be a concern? Not any more. Since the wind has picked up both the DSL and the POTS have gone flaky. Sometimes they work and sometimes they