Dsl Modem Troubles

[trinithemc]

Once in awhile my dsl modem conks out and disconnects , i can rule this down to two things :
Trouble with phone lines in the area ( rastafarians cut them every month or so and sprang about 1000 feet , may cause exta noise etc. even after repair )
Power fluctuations in neighbours house where modem is ( more likely as electricians were messing around there the other day )
To find out the problem... i just need one question answered .


Does the Ethernet go down on a speedstream 4200 when the DSL goes down ?
I doubt it does..... should i encourage my neighbour to buy a UPS system? if so how much for a basic one to last a few minutes on a single machine with a few perhiperals setup?

[Paradoxxx]

TSTT moves gay and drops your connection every now and then, sometimes a reboot is necessary to get it running again.

Does conk out mean the router turns off? or the DSL connection dies?

[trinithemc]

no the ethernet timer resets from 0 too and i can't connect to the modem ( its in my neighbours house) so i'd say its power.

[richjob]

Originally posted by trinithemc@Nov 19 2005, 06:42 PM
Once in awhile my dsl modem conks out and disconnects , i can rule this down to two things :
Trouble with phone lines in the area ( rastafarians cut them every month or so and sprang about 1000 feet , may cause exta noise etc. even after repair )
Power fluctuations in neighbours house where modem is ( more likely as electricians were messing around there the other day )
To find out the problem... i just need one question answered .


Does the Ethernet go down on a speedstream 4200 when the DSL goes down ?
I doubt it does..... should i encourage my neighbour to buy a UPS system? if so how much for a basic one to last a few minutes on a single machine with a few perhiperals setup?
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How you know is rastas? Bobo Shanti does sell nuts, not sprang copper. Not all men with dreadlocks are rastas.

:)

Ahm... study the UPS on your machine. What you want is enough power to carry you through the TTEC 30 second to three minute blackout - or enough time to save your work, before yuh machine go into hibernation.

A VA 500-750 UPS should do yuh fine. Cost yuh about $350-650, depending on VA rating and brand name.

I have one (HP) that I never use that I go sell for cheap. Still in the box. $300 I go sell it for.

[unimatrix001]

dread... why your modem in yuh neighbour house?

[trinithemc]

we share internet through a network :P and it makes for an easy lan party with 2 houses on a network already . DSL comes up to about 100 each ( 3 people splitting) .
Its still happening , likely power related , a month ago the modem would stay on 24/7 and the timers would read hundreds of hours , but now it appears to go down every 10 hours or so.. neighbour returning from abroad today , i'll interest him in a UPS system so my gaming doesn't suffer .

[Paradoxxx]

sure you partner not pulling out your ethernet connection so he can get more bandwidth?

[trinithemc]

no as i said these times he's usually not home , plus the modem timers reset so i know it lost power and/ or dsl connection totally at that point .

[opium]

someting shorting dat modem out

find out wah causing it