Check BT Exchange Faults

[cavillas]

I thought that this web page from BT might be of some help for Idnetters.BT Exchange Faults

[Glenn]

  Alf.

[.Griff.]

"Problem in the North of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland area"

It then lists loads of area codes of which some are nowhere near the North of England, Scotland or NI ?!?!?!?

[pctech]

Depends if the traffic is routed through the affected nodes Griff as BT routing is bizarre.

[.Griff.]

Depends if the traffic is routed through the affected nodes Griff as BT routing is bizarre.

I think they've simply listed every single area code in the UK. Plymouth (01752) is listed as affected for example and you can't physically get much further away from Scotland, NI and North England than that.

[DorsetBoy]

Thought the status pages had been posted here previously http://statuspages.co.uk/isps.asp

[Ted]

I thought that this web page from BT might be of some help for Idnetters.BT Exchange Faults

Yep, I'm on the list. Thanks, Alf.  

[Steve]

It's an odd list with a greater scatter of STD codes throughout the country ,

[Rik]

BT's routing is bizarre. My ADSL Max connection routes via West Drayton, my WBC though Milton Keynes. 

[Technical Ben]

BT's routing is bizarre. My ADSL Max connection routes via West Drayton, my WBC though Milton Keynes. 

Must be to avoid the congestion charge. 

[Rik]

 

[pctech]

Just how many broadband connections do you have Rik?

[Rik]

Just the two, Mitch.

[Glenn]

At the moment

[pctech]

Just the two, Mitch.

Both connected to IDNet or one to a different ISP for resiliency?

[Rik]

Both IDNet, but one 20CN and one 21CN, which - thanks to BT's weird and wonderful planning - gives resiliency.

[Tacitus]

Both IDNet, but one 20CN and one 21CN, which - thanks to BT's weird and wonderful planning - gives resiliency.

A bit OT but since you have two lines.....     How does bonding work?  For example, must you have two lines dedicated to broadband or can one be broadband only and the other broadband plus phone?

How does it work when you get to the router?  Is there a special multiplexer or is the combination done via a special modem?

Is the cost just 2X the broadband on one line such as (say) each line would have (say) home max on it so the cost would be £51/month or is there an extra for the cost of the bonding.

Just curious 

[Technical Ben]

For home use, is there really a need for 2? I suppose it's like a hobby right? Such as my friend with 2 TVRs when one is more than enough. 

[Rik]

A bit OT but since you have two lines.....     How does bonding work?  For example, must you have two lines dedicated to broadband or can one be broadband only and the other broadband plus phone?

How does it work when you get to the router?  Is there a special multiplexer or is the combination done via a special modem?

Is the cost just 2X the broadband on one line such as (say) each line would have (say) home max on it so the cost would be £51/month or is there an extra for the cost of the bonding.

Just curious 

No answers to any of those, Tac. AFAIK, IDNet don't support bonding. You need a special router, but I don't see why the lines couldn't be used for voice as well, as that's filtered out of the signal.

[Rik]

For home use, is there really a need for 2? I suppose it's like a hobby right? Such as my friend with 2 TVRs when one is more than enough. 

It allows me to keep my post count up, Ben.

[Steve]

Dual adsl is either used for backup redundancy or bonding, you need a pair of adsl modems and something like the Firebrick 2700 or a Draytek 2820 and an additional modem to provide the load balancing. I guess businesses  are looking for the increased upload which bonding offers and comparing it to the cost of a leased line. AAISP have some details

[pctech]

To save you searchiong , here it is http://www.aaisp.net.uk/kb-broadband-bonding.html

[Glenn]

Build your own here http://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/Multi_WAN_/_Load_Balancing

[Tacitus]

It allows me to keep my post count up, Ben.

One for each hand...     Thanks for the info on bonding - I just assumed it's something that iDNet would do.  Not that I want to pay £50/month for the privilege 

[Tacitus]

To save you searchiong , here it is http://www.aaisp.net.uk/kb-broadband-bonding.html

Thanks - never thought of looking on AAISP's site....