[GLUG-chat] Re: Telkom and ADSL

["Matthew French" <mfrench@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Riaan Annandale said:
> Anyway, they have a problem whereby the line drops every couple of
> minutes with a log in /var/log/messages saying that it got no response
> to 3 echo requests (as specified in /etc/ppp/pppoe.conf) I extended the
> LCP_FAILURE count to 20, and now the box just drops off the net with no
> messages only to come back a couple of minutes later as if nothing has
> happened.

This is apparently a known problem with the router. You need to unplug it,
leave it for a minute or so, and then plug it back in again. Apparently.

I know mine does this about once a month. Usually exactly one day after a
power failure???

According to Telkom, you can take the router in and they will replace it
with a firmware upgraded version.

Oh, and be careful following the setup instructions - I was burnt by this
last month. It seems that they have changed the virtual circuit ID. (VCN,
I think?) They are now using the modem's default instead of some obscure
number. So if you reset to factory settings everything should work as
before.

Apparently. [1]

- Matthew

[1] I say this a lot when it comes to Telkom. <sigh>



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