[lug] OT: got a spare dsl modem?

[Nate Duehr]

On Oct 23, 2007, at 9:47 AM, F.L. Whiteley wrote:

> If Chris doesn't want it, use it at your Dad's then.  Qwest was
> replacing the 15XX series (actually forwarded to an Actiontec  
> rep).  But
> I can't recall if they did this after the 1-year warranty period.  He
> can call and try.

Yeah, I talked to him tonight and he said that at least for the  
moment, it's been behaving since the last time I went over there and  
beat it with a stick (messed with his Ethernet speeds, and strangely  
10 Mb/s seemed to work better than anything else).

He's not running multiple machines, so the 10 Mb/s limitation isn't  
bothering him at all.

He said he'd complain to Qwest if it wigged out again, but he also  
mentioned that he's leasing the modem because he's had it since it  
was a business expense (it's not now)...

So I probably should go over sometime and having talked to FRII in  
advance, see if we can swap the 678 in.  If nothing else so he can  
stop paying the silly lease on the Actiontec.

But he did say that if you badly want the 678, it's yours.  No  
worries.  With the Actiontec on lease, he figured he could probably  
get them to replace it the next time it freaks out.  ;-)  Or sell him  
one that works and get off the leasing thing that way.

> Just one more note, I tried a C678 at a site in Westminster and it  
> would
> only train to 32K inbound.  Account was for 256k.  Replaced it with an
> Actiontec and it was 256k bothways.  That C678 is currently sitting
> quite happily on a 1.5m circuit, without any changes.  I think the
> Westminster location was off a remote terminal.  Only time I've seen
> this issue.

Interesting.

> I think FRII will have to change their Redback config to switch  
> between
> the 15XX and C678.

Yeah, figured I'd talk to them first before doing anything... of  
course!  (GRIN)

Chris and/or Frank -- let me know if you need this 678... if not,  
I'll start the process of getting a date set up with FRII to try it  
out over there.  Dad's not all that interested since the Actiontec is  
"working" for him right now.

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Nate Duehr
nate at natetech.com