DSL service [was Re:TLUG Mail list archives?]

[John Van Ostrand]

On Fri, 2007-06-08 at 09:52 -0400, phiscock-g851W1bGYuGnS0EtXVNi6w at public.gmane.org wrote:
> Here (below) is a typical result from pinging a website. I get a similar
> result irrespective of the website. It pings fine for a while and then the
> site becomes unreachable.
> 
> This shouldn't be a distance problem, we're less than 1km from the CO -
> and the Bell tech who was here said I should be getting something like
> 5MB/sec at this location.
> 
> I wonder if the Sympatico service is any better than the other ISPs? You
> could then see this as a strategy to drive customers into Bell's embrace.
> 
> Anyway, I'm  checking out Rogers: it's about $10 more per month, but
> reliable fast service would be worth it.
> 
> 64 bytes from 62.41.81.27: icmp_seq=542 ttl=54 time=61.8 ms
> 64 bytes from 62.41.81.27: icmp_seq=543 ttl=54 time=63.1 ms
> 64 bytes from 62.41.81.27: icmp_seq=544 ttl=54 time=62.7 ms
> 64 bytes from 62.41.81.27: icmp_seq=545 ttl=54 time=62.3 ms
> 64 bytes from 62.41.81.27: icmp_seq=546 ttl=54 time=63.6 ms
> 64 bytes from 62.41.81.27: icmp_seq=547 ttl=54 time=62.9 ms
> 64 bytes from 62.41.81.27: icmp_seq=548 ttl=54 time=62.8 ms
> 64 bytes from 62.41.81.27: icmp_seq=549 ttl=54 time=63.0 ms
> >From 192.168.7.1 icmp_seq=570 Destination Net Unreachable
> ...
> >From 192.168.7.1 icmp_seq=595 Destination Net Unreachable
> >From 192.168.7.1 icmp_seq=596 Destination Net Unreachable
> >From 192.168.7.1 icmp_seq=597 Destination Net Unreachable
> 64 bytes from 62.41.81.27: icmp_seq=598 ttl=54 time=61.1 ms
> 64 bytes from 62.41.81.27: icmp_seq=599 ttl=54 time=62.5 ms
> 64 bytes from 62.41.81.27: icmp_seq=600 ttl=54 time=63.0 ms
> 64 bytes from 62.41.81.27: icmp_seq=601 ttl=54 time=62.1 ms
> 64 bytes from 62.41.81.27: icmp_seq=602 ttl=54 time=62.4 ms

Could it be a flaky DSL modem? I've had similar (not identical) results
that went away with another modem. See if you have a neighbour or friend
with a DSL modem and borrow it for testing.

Other things to consider is interference from other phones in the house.
Pathcom must have taken you through this by disconnecting all the phones
(and answering machines and Asterisk boxes) in the house.
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