So slow

Nerval · Feb 08, 2007, 15:30:20

Well Bill, what on earth are you going to post about now then???

Surprised at the router as mine is even better than the Netgear.
Just goes to show that with Max you never can tell.

old Bill · Feb 08, 2007, 15:31:38

I WILL GO ON RECORD AND SAY I AM VERY SORRY FOR BLAMING IDNET.

Rik · Feb 08, 2007, 15:34:01

Good for you, Bill. Have a karma.

Nerval · Feb 08, 2007, 15:36:57

Quote from: old Bill on Feb 08, 2007, 15:31:38
I AM VERY SORRY FOR BLAMING IDNET.

Well wasn't it their router? So in a way it was their fault.

old Bill · Feb 08, 2007, 15:47:30

Well I have to find a new router now. I am using a OLD Netgear. Can anyone recomend a decent one ?

Nerval · Feb 08, 2007, 15:51:41

Bill
If that one works, I'd stick with it till you have to change.

As you've seen, what is good for some gives nothing but problems for others (i.e. you). I'd recommend the Speedtouch 585, as would quite a lot of people, so there you go.

I really would stay as you are and enjoy your stable line for a bit before risking it all again.

Rik · Feb 08, 2007, 15:54:21

Seconded, £130 Draytek was rubbish on my line, £50 Netgear is great. It's just a case of what works for you Bill.

Inactive · Feb 08, 2007, 15:56:39

I use a BT Voyager 2100, someone had probs with one a while back, but mine has been rock solid.

Better the devil you know Bill, keep your old Netgear.

old Bill · Feb 08, 2007, 16:15:20

Can anyone please tell me what all this means ?
System Up Time 01:15:38
Port   Status   TxPkts   RxPkts   Collisions   Tx B/s   Rx B/s   Up Time
WAN   PPPoA   54770   83700   0   4363   23601   01:14:40
LAN   10M/100M   651   0   0   23   0   01:15:34
WLAN   11M/54M   85407   57530   0   23758   4366   01:15:27

ADSL Link   Downstream   Upstream
Connection Speed   5600 kbps   832 kbps
Line Attenuation   47 db   15 db
Noise Margin   5 db   8 db

Rik · Feb 08, 2007, 16:32:01

Quote from: old Bill on Feb 08, 2007, 16:15:20
ADSL Link   Downstream   Upstream
Connection Speed   5600 kbps   832 kbps
Line Attenuation   47 db   15 db
Noise Margin   5 db   8 db

The bottom bit of the screen is what you really need to know about, Bill. Keep an eye on the uptime for the WAN at the top, this will tell you if the line has lost sync ever, but by default, this is also recorded in the log.

Your d/s sync speed is 5600kbps (almost twice mine!). For that sync speed, you will get a BRAS/IP profile of 4500 (anything between 5120 & 5695 will give you the same profile). Knock off about the ATM overheads, so you should see speeds around 4200kbps, it can vary a little either way depending on errors on the line.

Your attenuation, at 47db, is 8db less than mine, hence the higher sync speed. Your d/s margin is a little low, target will normally be 6db, but Netgears do tend to drop over time, while still holding the line. General consensus is that it's the reading that's drifting more than the noise margin. However, you will see the noise margin tend to drop during the hours of darkness.

Your u/s sync figure is the standard for Max at 448. The u/s attenuation is reported wrongly by the browser interface on Netgears and is usually double that displayed, eg 30db. The figure that worries me is your u/s noise margin, this should be much higher, eg mine is 21db. Because of the speed and frequencies involved, u/s margins are generally much higher than d/s. Yours suggests you have a bad line. Whether anything can be done about it is another matter, BT will probably take the view that it's in spec.