[lug] OT: got a spare dsl modem?

[F.L. Whiteley]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces at lug.boulder.co.us 
> [mailto:lug-bounces at lug.boulder.co.us] On Behalf Of Nate Duehr
> Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 1:25 AM
> To: Boulder (Colorado) Linux Users Group -- General Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [lug] OT: got a spare dsl modem?
> 
> 
> 
> On Oct 22, 2007, at 8:56 PM, F.L. Whiteley wrote:
> 
> > The 15XX series of Actiontec commonly lost ethernet autosense after
> > several months and they would just 'strobe' while handshaking.  The
> > ethernet port side of the Actiontec wasn't manually 
> configurable, but
> > setting a PC ethernet card manually to 10mbps worked.  A very few
> > ethernet cards didn't have manual speed selection either. The  
> > 15XX's did
> > die regularly also.
> 
> Damn it...
> 
> It would appear that I've been fighting this on my dad's Actiontec  
> for a couple of months now on and off, and couldn't explain to him  
> why 10 Mb/s settings on his machine would make it work.
> 
> Does Qwest have a replacement plan for these of any kind that you  
> know of Frank?  What a hunk of crap that thing is.  I'm almost sure  
> his is a 15XX series, but I'll check with him tomorrow.
> 
> Come to think of it, darn... I probably SHOULD have offered to call  
> FRII (he's still with them) and to set up the 678 at HIS 
> house... but  
> I offered it out and I won't go back on that.  If Chris needs it,  
> it's his.  If you really want it (and Chris doesn't) Frank, it's  
> yours...
> 
> We'll just have to get his Actiontec replaced.  Uggh.
> 
> --
> Nate Duehr
> nate at natetech.com
> 
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.

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.

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

Frank