Re: [Linux-users] DSL connection testing

2014-06-17 Thread Helmut Walle
Ok, just to clarify a couple of points, a 3-minute ADSL crash course in some relevant points only: * The subscriber lines used for ADSL are simply the already existing phone lines. This usually is one twisted pair per subscriber (with a 1:1 mapping of a line to a phone number). This means

Re: [Linux-users] DSL connection testing

2014-06-17 Thread Derek Smithies
Helmut, you did a very thorough overview of ADSL. Good job. me thinks it took more than 3 minutes to write. The original poster did note that the problems are present when it is ethernet only. Which means that the wifi explanation fades. Not completely - wifi is always a problem and is never

Re: [Linux-users] DSL connection testing

2014-06-17 Thread Bryce Stenberg
...@lists.canterbury.ac.nz [mailto:linux-users- boun...@lists.canterbury.ac.nz] On Behalf Of Derek Smithies Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2014 9:26 AM To: linux-users@lists.canterbury.ac.nz Subject: Re: [Linux-users] DSL connection testing Dave, There is quite a bit of information you can glean from looking

Re: [Linux-users] DSL connection testing

2014-06-17 Thread C. Falconer
dave lilley wrote, On 18/06/14 11:36: Today I'very got more info on this and setup is adsl to modem modem to wireless router. Connection is faster before 7.30pm and after 10.30PM. I'm gonna try and access a terminal and run a ping test for 24 hrs to a log file. Dave - can you email me

Re: [Linux-users] DSL connection testing

2014-06-17 Thread Derek Smithies
Hi, me too. I can run some tests from here - and then I will log it and graph it. Derek. On 18/06/14 11:53, C. Falconer wrote: dave lilley wrote, On 18/06/14 11:36: Today I'very got more info on this and setup is adsl to modem modem to wireless router. Connection is faster before 7.30pm and

Re: [Linux-users] DSL connection testing

2014-06-17 Thread dave
thanks for the offer. I've forwarded onto steve the offers as it his not mine that's on DSL (i've got a vodafone cable here. I've asked him to contact you directly (off list) if he want the help. I've also sent him some url's on how to do a ping test via ipad and suggested he do 3 days worth

Re: [Linux-users] DSL connection testing

2014-06-16 Thread dave lilley
So how you go about proving that there is a problem where once there wasn't?, and you suspect over subscription/connections to the phone line you're using? - Original Message Follows - On Tue 17 Jun 2014 07:42:03 NZST +1200, dave lilley wrote: Your whole concept is flawed. Drop that

Re: [Linux-users] DSL connection testing

2014-06-16 Thread Derek Smithies
Dave, There is quite a bit of information you can glean from looking at the arrival time of packets, and round trip times. A just sit down with a laptop and test experience that lasts 30 seconds is almost completely worthless - as it does not tell you how the link is doing at any other time.

Re: [Linux-users] DSL connection testing

2014-06-16 Thread C. Falconer
dave lilley wrote, On 17/06/14 07:42: anyone here able to suggest anyway of testing number of users connected to a line? Mate who lives in Downs Rd South eyreton commented to me about his link going down and he thinks too many people are on it up stream. mate says he spoke to the