Disconnects...

Rik · Dec 04, 2006, 08:15:54

Quote from: Danni on Dec 03, 2006, 13:23:55
my wireless card is broken but still works, and I cut my thumb trying to fix it!

Sorry to hear that, try putting some Tea Tree oil on it (if you've never tried it, it's a brilliant natural antiseptic and promotes healing).

wolverene · Dec 04, 2006, 12:43:51

You might find it is something to do with your DECT phones. Someone on PN mentioned this as affecting his connection and after disconnecting each handset he didn`t have the problem. Been looking for the post but as there are so many on PN I`ve run out of steam.
Good luck

Danni · Dec 04, 2006, 18:04:18

Nope, the phone's aren't the problem- plugged them in and everything stayed the same.

So far the problems I've found are:

It syncs too high during the day, at 8128, which results in a disconnection when it gets dark. Anyone know how to stop it syncing so high?

It getting dark results in the DS margin dropping to -something, so it resyncs at a lower speed. Since I can't stop it getting dark outside, the answer would be to stop it syncing so high in the first place.

The sky boxes (or the filters or the extensions they were connected to) were causing a lot of noise. Since we're now out of contract, we're just not plugging them in.

At some point in the night/early morning, the net disconnects and doesn't reconnect again until I do it manually. I have no idea what time this happens as the logs on my modem aren't working (that'll be my fault for putting the Australian firmware on it) but when it reconnects the sync speed is back to 8128.

So basically, since disconnecting the sky boxes we get 3 disconnects a day. I want that reduced to none if possible, so how do I stop the modem syncing at 8128 during the day?

Nerval · Dec 04, 2006, 20:46:31

You could ask IDNet to get your target SNR margin raised, which would have the effect of lowering your sync speed and thus giving you more latitude before it has to resync.
But it shouldn't necessarily drop when it resyncs anyway - mine doesn't - and can't you set the router to reconnect automatically?

I think some routers can also let you raise the target SNR yourself, though I don't know a lot about that.

Seems odd for something to be causing the drops like that though.

Danni · Dec 04, 2006, 20:59:11

I can't find anywhere on the modem to tell it to reconnect automatically. It does it itself most of the time, but the one that occurs when we're asleep isn't reconnecting. Asking IDNet to raise the SNR is a good idea- I just want to find out what our current BRAS profile is, but that requires the speedtester to work, which it hasn't for me for a couple of days.

As soon as I find out that'll be a good idea

Danni · Dec 04, 2006, 23:31:28

OK, we now have another problem- our pings are sky high, and things are timing out. Pings to the idnet default gateway are averaging ~1200ms, and my l8nc graph has gone mad.

I'm gonna try and unplug the phone to see if that makes a difference. The current modem stats are:

Connection Status Connected
Us Rate (Kbps) 448
Ds Rate (Kbps) 7200
US Margin 20
DS Margin 7
Trained Modulation GDMT
LOS Errors 0
DS Line Attenuation 45
US Line Attenuation 23
Peak Cell Rate 1056 cells per sec
CRC Rx Fast 0
CRC Tx Fast 0
CRC Rx Interleaved 143
CRC Tx Interleaved 0
Path Mode Interleaved

Danni · Dec 04, 2006, 23:43:24

Scratch that, discovered problem- Azureus running on Johny's machine.

Does anyone know how to move torrents to a different program?

Nerval · Dec 05, 2006, 07:25:41

Sounds like he's totally out of control!!

And he should be running utorrent, not Azureus. It's much smaller and easier to use.

Might be a good idea if you both investigated the problem together, at the same time, and if the right hand knew what the left was doing

Danni · Dec 05, 2006, 12:03:13

He's still insisting it's not Azureus, despite the extremely high pings and nothing else working while he's running it

He's now downloaded uTorrent, but without being able to move his half downloaded stuff over he's not happy.

He's also having some problems with his own computer that don't affect mine, which must be the internet $:-\$ I think that's Windows XP, but he disagrees.

Basically we had a huge argument last night about what is actually internet problems and what are just his computer misbehaving, and what Azureus actually does to everyone's internet (make it unusable). This morning/afternoon I get to write an email to Simon asking for our target SNR to be raised, as our BRAS profile is 5500, which we're perfectly happy with. The internet has been synced at 7200 for over 16 hours now

I never have those problems with KTorrent

Nerval · Dec 05, 2006, 12:53:32

Hmm. Does sound difficult to approach the problems in a structured fashion. And without that, as you know, it's hard to get anywhere.

If you just click on the Azureus (torrent) files in utorrent, it will check how far you've got with downloading, then resume where Azureus left off.

How about getting a line each?

Or failing that, move to Plusnet where they throttle P2P, so he'd be no problem to you with that. Mind you, you really would have something to complain about then.

Danni · Dec 05, 2006, 20:17:28

Where are the Azureus torrent files kept? He can't find them (and doesn't download them- he just sticks the url in Azureus).

We're actually about to upgrade to SuperMax, as our uploads exceed our downloads at the moment

Nerval · Dec 06, 2006, 07:37:38

Each torrent that you download uses a little file with the suffix " .torrent" (that's dot torrent) to give it details of where to download the thing from.
You have one of these on your machine for each torrent you've down/up loaded, and you don't have to ask for them, you get them by sticking the url in Azureus and the machine downloads it automatically.

Azureus asks you which folder to store these in - can't remember where the default place is but you can do a search on .torrent to find them - and if you double click on one, it loads Azureus and starts that torrent running.

So if you clear out Azureus, put in utorrent and double click on a torrent file, it will load utorrent and start that torrent running. For the first time, you may need to tell it to open with utorrent, but then it will associate torrent files with utorrent for you.

Glenn · Dec 06, 2006, 08:32:40

I believe Azureus stores it's torrents in C:/Program files/Azureus/downloads by default, but more than likely under Options you will find downloads, it should list the current location.

Danni · Dec 08, 2006, 13:17:54

Well, we're now on SuperMax. Only problem is our highest download speeds are between 6am-12pm. We've also replaced the modem cable to the master socket with Cat 5 cable, and our DS margin is now 6 synced at 8128. New filters due tomorrow, and we're gonna replace the the extension cable to the phone. We're also looking at our budget to see if we can stretch as far as the business max product

Nerval · Dec 08, 2006, 13:20:25

Wouldn't it be cheaper to move to a house right outside the exchange?

Danni · Dec 08, 2006, 13:49:34

The exchange happens to be in an area where the houses go for around £250,000+, though it is behind the church so I could move in there

Rik · Dec 08, 2006, 14:18:10

Quote from: Danni on Dec 08, 2006, 13:49:34
though it is behind the church so I could move in there

At least you could ask for divine intervention to get some help with the connection.

Nerval · Dec 08, 2006, 15:05:27

True Rik, and if Danni wore a veil, the government would be obliged to give her a decent internet connection (as well as let her make the Channel 4 Christmas broadcast)

Rik · Dec 08, 2006, 15:13:53

Danni may wear a veil for all we know...

Nerval · Dec 08, 2006, 15:18:36

Can't see it in the avatar

Rik · Dec 08, 2006, 15:54:23

Are you telling me that you look like yours?

Nerval · Dec 08, 2006, 15:56:32

nAH, i WEAR A VEIL.

Nah, I wear a veil.
That's a picture of Sooty.

Rik · Dec 08, 2006, 16:07:12

Ah, the dreaded inverted caps lock veil!

(Sounds like a line from the Goons...)

Was does Sooty's opthalmologist make of his flashing eyes?

Danni · Dec 08, 2006, 16:44:12

Girl in avatar is Avril Lavigne. I don't look like her (unfortunately). I don't wear a veil, but do wear a hoody and/or earplugs when out, because I can't cope with the noise.

That's a picture of me taken last year. Apparently I have a really long tongue (and I can touch my nose with it

). I might post a newer one if I get one taken I like, but since I've put on a lot of weight since then I doubt it will happen.

Rik · Dec 08, 2006, 16:55:28

Be happy to look like yourself, Danni.

I know how you feel about noise, noise and light pollution are the bane of urban society - it's one of the things I enjoyed on my travels this summer, being away from both.

As to your tongue, I can only say I envy you yours, mine is so short (I'm literally tongue-tied) that I can't stick it out at anyone, except through a smiley.