Hello all! My connection has been funny this afternoon - my PPP session hasn't dropped, but ADSL has re-synced three times while I've been at the computer (perhaps even more when I've been away). The second time I went into my router and checked the SNR - refreshing the page a few times showed me it was bouncing up and down. Usually both that and my connection are rock-solid. I'm on the Brixton exchange - anyone else experiencing this?
Hi Krysia
I've not seen any other reports, so it would be worth giving support a ring to see if there's a BT issue affecting you (there's quite a few at thee moment).
Thanks, Rik. I think it may be my router - Support says my connection hasn't dropped at all (and my router shows my PPP connection has been up for 7 days), despite my ADSL light flashing and my momentary losses of connection. Strange!
Very. Can you run Routerstats? (That is, which router do you have?)
Hi Rik. I've got a Billion 7402VGP VOIP router, which can give me lots of information:
Model Name BiPAC 7402VGP
Host Name home.gateway
System Up-Time 25 days, 4 hours
Current Time Tue, 15 Dec 2009 - 18:51:27
ADSL Parameters
Downstream Upstream
SNR Margin 13.0 dB 20 dB
Line Attenuation 26.5 dB 13.0 dB
CRC Errors 8 0
Latency Fast Fast
Coding Gain 7
Tx Attenuation DMT_0DB
DSP Firmware Version E.67.5.33
Connected true
Operational Mode G.Dmt
Annex Type AnnexA
Upstream 448000
Downstream 8128000
CO Vendor TSTC
Elapsed Time 0 day 1 hr 51 min 42 sec
PPP Connection Connection established
Connected time so far 7 days, 5 hours
Routerstats Lite doesn't support that particular model, but does four others, so might be worth a try:
http://www.vwlowen.co.uk/files/RouterStatsLite57-Setup.exe
QuoteElapsed Time 0 day 1 hr 51 min 42 sec
PPP Connection Connection established
Connected time so far 7 days, 5 hours
Those two times seem contradictory.
You can say that again - they're impossible!
That's the puzzle. If support haven't seen any drops, it suggests a fault with the router. Do you have a spare you could try?
It seems to have settled down (fingers crossed), so I'll keep an eye on it - too much to do before Christmas to unplug everything and try my old and inadequate BT Voyager! Thanks a lot for your help.
Good luck. :)
just looked at my router log and got this
Tue, 2009-12-15 01:48:13 - LCP down.
Tue, 2009-12-15 01:48:21 - Initialize LCP.
Tue, 2009-12-15 01:48:21 - LCP is allowed to come up.
Tue, 2009-12-15 01:49:21 - Initialize LCP.
Tue, 2009-12-15 01:49:21 - LCP is allowed to come up.
Tue, 2009-12-15 01:50:21 - Initialize LCP.
Tue, 2009-12-15 01:50:21 - LCP is allowed to come up.
Tue, 2009-12-15 01:51:21 - Initialize LCP.
Tue, 2009-12-15 01:51:21 - LCP is allowed to come up.
Tue, 2009-12-15 01:52:21 - Initialize LCP.
Tue, 2009-12-15 01:52:21 - LCP is allowed to come up.
Tue, 2009-12-15 01:53:21 - Initialize LCP.
Tue, 2009-12-15 01:53:21 - LCP is allowed to come up.
Tue, 2009-12-15 01:54:21 - Initialize LCP.
Tue, 2009-12-15 01:54:21 - LCP is allowed to come up.
Tue, 2009-12-15 01:54:25 - CHAP authentication success
so ive had some thing this morning :dunno:
Baz - that looks like a noisy line resync to me - the multiple entries in a short space of time suggest the router trying to find something it can work with.
If it's been stable since - I'd ignore it. Otherwise, call support.
Steve
Given the timing, Steve, the other possibility is BT work at the exchange.