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Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2000 10:54:52 -0500
From: Ted Sikora <tsikora@powerusersbbs.com>
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To: Patrick Gardella <patrick@freebsd.org>,
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Subject: Re: lost connection
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Patrick Gardella wrote:
> 
> Ted Sikora wrote:
> >
> > Starting Wednesday night I keep losing my connection(adsl) every 2 hours
> > and I have to reboot. I spoke with my ISP(Ntplx) and the phone co.(SNET)
> > They both claim they have no problems and my connection is solid?? I
> > would blame FreeBSD but I did a build/installworld/kernel the day
> > 4.2-BETA was released. It just started. It does the same under both
> > static routing and DHCP. Any ideas? I put a new SpeedStream
> > 5260 modem on last night..  same problem.
> 
> Couple of thoughts, since I had similar problems...
> 
> Who is your Global Service Provider?  I had problems with Qwest, but
> when I switched to Genuity (sp?), I was fine.
> What does a traceroute to some distance site show you?  Any slow points?
> Are you losing packets (ping some site)?  I was losing 50% packets
> through Qwest.
> 
> I don't know if it's Qwest's problem or ours (it could be they have
> switched routers in my area, and it doesn't do something it should.)
> 
> And why do you need to reboot?  Does it lock your computer up?
> 
> patrick

The connection is fast almost as advertised but has latency
problems(high ping rates). Definite lag when you hit the website.
Other than that it was fine till now. Netplx the ISP sees no problems.
So it looks like the telephone co.. Strange thing the modem always shows
it on so it must be losing the the connection(hanging up momentarily)
then resuming.. enough to require a reboot. I tried a new modem  and the
same thing. It happens every 2 hours. I can set my watch by it. Of
course the phone co. is placing the blame on my ISP and/or my equipment.
 
--
Ted Sikora
Jtl Development Group
tsikora@powerusersbbs.com
Linux the choice of a GNU generation............


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