ADSL MAX Sync drops - getting more and more frequent :S

[AvengerUK]

Hmm, Does anyone know what "SNMP" actually does? Im aware its some kind of monitoring but would it monitor just speed or speed and SNR etc? - My router doesent logg what happens to well, so im looking for alternatives to keep an eye on my desyncs

[Simon_idnet]

Hi AvengerUK

It stands for Simple Network Management Protocol. Many network-attached devices: routers, switches, printers, UPS's etc are SNMP-enabled. On our Cisco routers we can monitor not only bandwidth use but CPU activity, RAM utilisation, Voltage, Temperature etc

What you can monitor on your ADSL router would depend on the features that the manufacturer has built-in for it.

Regards
Simon

[mrapoc]

ahahahah owned that internet thief 

[jimc]

right
Just ordered this router
ZyXEL Prestige 660H ADSL Security Router
http://www.broadbandbuyer.co.uk/Shop/ShopDetail.asp?ProductID=1093
quote

"The Prestige 660H series also support RE ADSL (Reach Extended ADSL) for better performance at greater distance"

couple of reviews say it has helped with problematic lines.
will let you all know results

[AvengerUK]

right
Just ordered this router
ZyXEL Prestige 660H ADSL Security Router
http://www.broadbandbuyer.co.uk/Shop/ShopDetail.asp?ProductID=1093
quote

"The Prestige 660H series also support RE ADSL (Reach Extended ADSL) for better performance at greater distance"

couple of reviews say it has helped with problematic lines.
will let you all know results

Looking forward to hear the results - i may consider getting myself one if it checks out

[cavillas]

Simon is really one of us, a normal human being who gets the same problems.  It's refreshing to know that he is not worried about sharing his experiences, either.  On the other hand who do you call for support ?   

[AndyG]

BT has changed my SNR profile

Hi

Could you please tell me how you managed to get BT to change your SNR profile?  Mine was upped from 6db to 9db a month or so ago and I could do with getting it back to 6db.  The change probably occurred as a result of a couple of spells of thunder and me testing sometimes unstable router firmware for Draytek.  The problem I have now is that if my router retrains between dusk and dawn when the noise level is at it's highest I get a low sync speed and corresponding low data rate which then takes 3 days to recover.  Any help appreciated.

Andy

[jimc]

well I did not personally get them to change it,
it was done through IDNET reporting the fault to BT
and as I am led to believe BT rather than going out to investigate a fault will just tweak SNR from the exchange (or maybe even remotley)

[AndyG]

Hi

Thanks for the reply.  As above, I'd like to get my margin reset but so far it doesn't seem possible.  Seems like the only time BT will intervene is when investigating a reported fault.

Andy 

[AvengerUK]

right
Just ordered this router
ZyXEL Prestige 660H ADSL Security Router
http://www.broadbandbuyer.co.uk/Shop/ShopDetail.asp?ProductID=1093
quote

"The Prestige 660H series also support RE ADSL (Reach Extended ADSL) for better performance at greater distance"

couple of reviews say it has helped with problematic lines.
will let you all know results

Any news?

[jimc]

Zyxel P-660H-D1
purchased from Broadband Buyer
http://www.broadbandbuyer.co.uk/Shop/ShopDetail.asp?ProductID=1093
£52.06 including vat+postage

well I was going to hold off , for a while for further testing , but initial impressions are very good .I have a total uptime of 57 hours and synched at 6080.
The very night I connected th zyxel I was suffering speeds of half a meg while synched at around 4080, and initially that stayed the same and I put it down to exchange contention, however around 02:00 hrs I suffered a disconnection for around 10 mins and could not re-connect, now I have an outstanding fault with BT and I am not sure whether this was an attempt at some repair, be it BT or the Modem, the fix seems to have worked.
My intention was to test for around a week and then swap back the Belkin F5D7630-4a, and see what happens.
I have already reccomended one to my brother who is impressed, and will be reccomending to my brother in law when he returns.

If this indeed has sorted my problem it is certainly worth the £50 or so quid,
I will keep you all updated, but for if you are still unsure ,but for £50 go for it, give it a try.

[AvengerUK]

Sounding good! - I may wait a few weeks before i get mine, out of interest how are the Firewall/Port forwarding etc?

[jimc]

complicated or sophisticated ?
whichever way you see it, has a load more options than the Belkin
but still getting my teeth intoo it.

[AvengerUK]

- Cant be worse/harder than a USR9003 - terrable router!

System Uptime : 77 hours 17 minutes  - apparently? -  does that mean my connection or just my router?

Connection Status           Connected
Us Rate (Kbps)         448
Ds Rate (Kbps)         1856
US Margin         18
DS Margin         5
Trained Modulation         GDMT
LOS Errors         0
DS Line Attenuation         62
US Line Attenuation         31
Peak Cell Rate         1056 cells per sec
CRC Rx Fast         621
CRC Tx Fast         7
CRC Rx Interleaved         0
CRC Tx Interleaved         0

My l8nc graph is still showing that i disconnect 4 times or more in a day http://www.l8nc.com/graph.php?jid=58e61f6e3d3d258ec640ec3f21295d2e

[Jeff]

My l8nc graph is still showing that i disconnect 4 times or more in a day

Being pinged every second might not help! 4 times a day ain`t bad with those stats, I think we`ve said it before, only way we thought that you would have a 24/7 always on is to drop down to 1MBit or possibly even 0.5MBit

[jimc]

mm
yeh mine states an uptime of 77hours , that looks like the lenght of time the router is on, not the link uptime, because my latency graph shows a disconnect as well.

Jeff what problems could be caused by being pinged every second?