I'm bored - where is everyone?

Baz · Mar 01, 2009, 08:05:42

crikey Glenn take it easy

Baz · Mar 01, 2009, 08:06:47

ok Baz cya soon.

some people will do any thing to get their post count up wont they....that Baz eh?

Glenn · Mar 01, 2009, 08:07:30

Baz, are you and your mate Baz off for a walk then?

Baz · Mar 01, 2009, 08:09:21

no he's more of a 'go for a walk in the car' person. lazy thing

Glenn · Mar 01, 2009, 08:10:49

Glenn · Mar 01, 2009, 08:12:47

Send him out to get the papers , walk the dog etc

Steve · Mar 01, 2009, 08:18:15

Must have persuaded both of them to go

Baz · Mar 01, 2009, 08:21:21

im still here

Glenn · Mar 01, 2009, 08:33:44

How about your mate, the other Baz?

talos · Mar 01, 2009, 08:45:10

Quote from: Rik on Feb 28, 2009, 18:13:41
What's your sync speed, Bob?

Status SHOWTIME
Downstream Upstream

Data Rate (Kbps) 1920 448

Noise Margin (dB) 11 19

Attenuation (dB) 48 31
Is that what you mean Rik?

Rik · Mar 01, 2009, 10:53:25

Quote from: Baz on Mar 01, 2009, 08:05:14
aye you're right there mate. any hoos im off now catch ya later baz

Rik · Mar 01, 2009, 10:56:47

Quote from: talos on Mar 01, 2009, 08:45:10
   Status SHOWTIME
Downstream Upstream

   Data Rate (Kbps) 1920 448

   Noise Margin (dB) 11 19

   Attenuation (dB) 48 31
Is that what you mean Rik?

That's it, Bob. Your speed is right for the profile you will be getting from that sync speed, but on a 48db line, you should be achieving much better speeds. Do you have an NTE5 master socket, the kind where the bottom part of the face plate can be removed? If so, have you tried connecting the router in the test socket which is revealed there?

talos · Mar 01, 2009, 16:25:19

No Rick, our telephone system is antique, it has GPO on the junction box, the master skt looks like it was put in by a DIY er, and the feed to the house on poles, so I am quite happy to have a broadband connection at all, most of the villages near here are still on dial up.

Rik · Mar 01, 2009, 16:29:11

It might be worth having a word with support to see if they can suggest anything, Bob, but I suspect it would probably end up with a BT visit which would cost you money.

talos · Mar 01, 2009, 16:30:49

Thats what I'm afraid of rik

Rik · Mar 01, 2009, 16:34:18

Ask them, though, Bob, they may have a trick or two they can try.

vitriol · Mar 01, 2009, 18:20:31

As everyone's posting them here mine

Rik · Mar 01, 2009, 18:21:48

I'm still jealous.

LesD · Mar 01, 2009, 19:40:47

For anyone, who may or may not be bored, what do you make of this conundrum!
Here is my result at 19:10 1/3/9

This puzzles me because it suggests an IP Profile of 3000 kbps and my current sync speed is as follows:
DSL Down Up
Current Rate: 3456 kbs 448 kbs
and has not been above 3500 kbps in months due to my Noise Margin being set at 15 dB, see below:

Time Line Rate Max1 Max2 Max3 Mgn1 Mgn2 Attn Pwr
2009/03/01 19:15:07 GMT 1 3456 3464 2372 2372 15.0 11.0 40.5 18.8

A further puzzle is that I have started to suffer from the 12 (plus a bit) day reboot issue and it last happened on Friday evening and I re-synced at under 3000 kbps with a consequent throughput of 1945 kbps. An instant drop in IP Profile to 2000 kbps is what I suspected. (How I love BT)!

The reason this is a puzzle is that I have the BT software that I have always had and being a single SSID model I have relied quite successfully on the DNS poisoning technique I learnt about from this forum and not the alternative unlocking firmware.

Model: BT2700HGV
Hardware Version: 2701-100588-005
Hardware Options: Wireless present
DSL Modem Type: ADSL
Current Software: 5.29.107.19
DSL Modem: 7.2.2

I was under the impression that the BT firmware was immune to the 12 day reboot issue but it has been happening too regularly to be a coincidence, in my opinion, in recent times!

The first puzzle I mentioned is how, after just under 2 days from the reboot when I synced at under 3000 kbps and found my throughput at 1945 kbps, can I have what must be an IP Profile of 3000 kbps to permit the thoughtput you see above namely 2916 kbps, when the current sync speed is 3456 kbs

?

I have tried BBMax a couple of times and SpeedTest. net and they concur with each other. I haven't got the patience to go play with the BT Speed Tester so my IP Profiles are deductions based on the BBMax and SpeedTest. net results.

One of life's little mysteries or does someone know better.............

Rik · Mar 02, 2009, 10:12:41

It's worth trying the BT test, Les, as it's been much more reliable of late. That will establish your profile and it does seem less prone to distortion by AV software.

esh · Mar 02, 2009, 15:49:05

Rik needs more work.

Anyone want to delegate something?

Rik · Mar 02, 2009, 15:51:19

The rest of the staff already did.

Glenn · Mar 02, 2009, 16:15:52

You can come down here and clear Trojans on laptops, that's what I have done for the past 2 working days

Rik · Mar 02, 2009, 16:16:31

Deep joy.

LesD · Mar 02, 2009, 20:28:30

Quote from: Rik on Mar 02, 2009, 10:12:41
It's worth trying the BT test, Les, as it's been much more reliable of late. That will establish your profile and it does seem less prone to distortion by AV software.

Well OK, as you thought it worthwhile, I ran the BT Speed test and got this:

Test1 comprises of Best Effort Test: -provides background information.
Your DSL connection rate: 3456 kbps(DOWN-STREAM), 448 kbps(UP-STREAM)
IP profile for your line is - 3000 kbps
Actual IP throughput achieved during the test was - 2808 kbps

As I surmised I have an IP Profile of 3000 kbps.

Just like yesterday these are my current stats. this evening:
DSL Down Up
Current Rate: 3456 kbs 448 kbs
Max Rate: 3456 kbs 1048 kbs

The 2Wire's "Current Rate" concurs with what BT call my "DSL connection rate" and I refer to as the "synch speed".

The question remains how did I get this IP Profile when I have not synced above 3500 kbps since last Autumn?

Have BT changed the 500 kbps band between maximum throughput and synch rate rounded to the nearest 500 kbps?
I recall mention some time ago about the possibility of this 500 figure coming down to 250 kbps but have heard no more about it.

Finally does anyone else with a Single SSID 2700HGV and the BT firmware get affected by the 12 day router reboot problem?