WBC - successful connections

[Steve]

I can't find the command for DSLAM/MSAN vendor for Netgear, tried a few of the telnet ones but no luck so far



Edit. for Broadcom chipset V4 which presumably won't work for V5? Enable debug , telnet into router ,usr/sbin/adslctl info --vendor

This my DG834GT

usr/sbin/adslctl info --vendor
usr/sbin/adslctl: ADSL driver and PHY status
Status: ShowtimeRetrain Reason: 0
Channel: FAST, Upstream rate = 448 Kbps, Downstream rate = 8128 Kbps
ChipSet Vendor Id:      TSTC:0x 400
ChipSet VersionNumber:  0x 400
ChipSet SerialNumber:   

[drummer]

Thanks for the Netgear info Steve, I was just about to ask that question as I'm going live on Friday. 

Here's what I get:

usr/sbin/adslctl: ADSL driver and PHY status
Status: ShowtimeRetrain Reason: 0
Channel: FAST, Upstream rate = 448 Kbps, Downstream rate = 8128 Kbps
ChipSet Vendor Id:      ALCB:0x   0
ChipSet VersionNumber:  0x   0
ChipSet SerialNumber:

[Sebby]

That's an Alcatel.

[drummer]

That's an Alcatel.

And thanks to Steve I already knew that. 

[Sebby]

[Steve]

Question. Does the DSLAM/MSAN vendor change when you move to ADSL2+?

[rireed3]

I think it did in my case.  I had to switch router brands after the switch to ADSL2+.  AFIK there are only two MSAN makers, Fujitsu and Huawei.  I saw this in an announcement last year of the vendors who won contracts for 21CN and what their contracts were for.

I found some DMT tool screenshots with 'Company ID ALCL' on them.  Does anyone have a DMT shot with a different Company ID?

Richard

[Gary]

Huawei I believe are the company's that BT used equipment could possibly pose a threat to out telecoms systems national security  BT was asked to use another vendor but it was to late, a similar story to the USA using Chinese parts for its national grid system, only to realise of a possible compromise of that as well The UK story here http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article5993156.ece

[Simon]

That's slightly worrying!

[Gary]

That's slightly worrying!

It is Simon 

[zappaDPJ]

Router: (IDNet configured) Netgear DG834G V4
Firmware: V5.01.01 (as supplied, not updated)

MSAN unavailable.

Successful migration.


ADSL Link Downstream Upstream
Connection Speed 13191 kbps 1191 kbps
Line Attenuation 28.5 db 13.0 db
Noise Margin 6.2 db 5.9 db

[Rik]

Impressive figures, Zap.

[zappaDPJ]

Needless to say I'm extremely happy as low latency is of prime importance to me and it doesn't get much lower than that. The increase in speed on both streams is also most welcome of course

[Rik]

I'm just jealous, I shall report my findings next week.

[Steve]

Router: (IDNet configured) Netgear DG834G V4
Firmware: V5.01.01 (as supplied, not updated)

MSAN unavailable.

Successful migration.


ADSL Link Downstream Upstream
Connection Speed 13191 kbps 1191 kbps
Line Attenuation 28.5 db 13.0 db
Noise Margin 6.2 db 5.9 db

Zappa Have tried enabling debug and using telnet with the command usr/sbin/adslctl info --vendor . I presume it will be a Huawei

[g7pkf]

GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

I hate people like you.

Rik enable minus Karmas immediately. or ill throw a hissy fit (i can emulate a 4 year old as i have one)

[Rik]

Don't worry, Dean, we suffer together.

[zappaDPJ]

Zappa Have tried enabling debug and using telnet with the command usr/sbin/adslctl info --vendor . I presume it will be a Huawei

For some unknown reason I can't connect to the router's Telnet server. Debug is enabled so I'm not really sure why I can't get in.

[rireed3]

What telnet IP are you using?  Mine came with 192.168.0.1, although I've seen reference to 192.168.1.1.

Of course, if you've done it before, it should be the same as before, unless a firmware upgrade changed it, but I don't know.

Richard

[zappaDPJ]

I'm using the same (192.168.0.1) so it's a bit of a mystery at the moment. I'll probably take another crack at it tomorrow.

[Steve]

   
Are you able to telnet from the Windows  machine to itself in a cmd window ? (Presumably Vista run as administrator)

telnet open localhost

If not, you need to a) ensure the telnet service is installed and started, and b) Windows firewall (or other) allows the connection.

[Simon]

GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

You need this bloke, Dean...    

[rireed3]

Thomson Speedtouch 585v6 on Huawei MSAN 

This is tentative after so much trouble.

I went through 4 cycles of the dodgy Thomson upgrade wizard, which never gave a clean result.  I just stopped when I got all the way to the end before the error popup.  I did this with firmware 8.2.2.5 that you can find here.

I also think maybe something changed on the line in the past week, since I did all this before and couldn't authenticat to IDNet.

DMT won't do 8.2.2.5, but OrbMT will -- see the attached image.

Apparently the tone registers are back in 8.2.2.5.  Also notice the identification of the MSAN chipset (Infineon).

You can get OrbMT here.

Richard

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[Rik]

Thanks, Richard.

[DAB Badboy]

After reading various comments (both here and elsewhere) about ADSL2+ and several routers having problems coping with a certain brand of exchange equipment I decided to bite the bullet and change over to a Netgear DG834 V4 (whilst they are readily available - I have a feeling that by the end of the summer they will be somewhat thin on the ground).

So, hopefully come the new year (when ADSL2+ becomes available here) I should not have too many headaches ...



DG834 V4 F/W:5.01.09

(My old Billion 7300 reported around 7.2Mb/s)