Tony ,
OK ! Using your supplied information
I wonder whether your ADSL line is synchronised and talking back to the
ISP .
Have you powered it off , and then switched on and let it resynch with
the exchange ?
I have my original ADSL modem in the cupboard ...
an Alcatel Speed Touch Home which has a series of LEDS that show what
is happening .
Then I am using a Netcomm Modem Router , which is severely deficient
with Led information.
Recently my ISP was in trouble and the Netcomm told me nothing ....
just nothing worked ,
no mail and no Safari connection .
I had to resort to the old Modem to see what was happening ... line was
not connecting to the ISP ,
and it was an ISP problem .
You may be having the same trouble.
And as to Modem life ... obviously they can get into trouble , but I
have not experienced it.
Technology change has usually demanded a new modem before the old one
got into trouble.
Hope that helps
Bob
On 8 Mar 2006, at 10:14 AM, Tony Monaghan wrote:
Greetings again.
It's an ADSL Thomson Speedtouch 360 modem.
To the best of my knowledge there were no lightning strikes in the area
over the weekend and the modem is connected to a surge protection
powerboard on mains.
Hope that helps.
Thanks again.
Tony
Robert Howells <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 03/08/06 9:48 am >>>
On 8 Mar 2006, at 9:05 AM, Tony Monaghan wrote:
Greetings,
Just wondering if anyone has any information or thoughts about the
average life expectancy of a modem ... Mine is around three years
old
and over the weekend I had to call my ISP because I couldn't log
onto
Safari or retrieve emails.
The technical people said I should use ethernet and that worked for
a
day or so but now won't connect to the server either.
Does anyone have any ideas why this might have happened or is it
simply
time to buy a new modem? I have an G4 Imac running OSX10.3.9.
Thanks for any help/advice.
Cheers
Tony
You do not say what sort of service ( adsl ? )
or give make or model number of Modem ! ?
We would be guessing !
Other points of interest would be :-
What power surges , lightning strikes etc have taken place in your
locality ?
Have you tried a different power Pack at the correct voltage ?
or is it Mains powered ?
Bob
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