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macro · 22-05-2005, 12:04

Hey hey

I've had the same problem, when the service was updated to 3mbit, and we were still on 1.5 (i dont know why, but I know my friends in the same area had been updated but NTL said we were still on 1.5). I downgraded/upgraded to the 2mbit service and then we got problems... The modem would disconnect and the router (Linksys) wouldn't re-establish a connection until the modem had been reset. Sometimes it would be days between each reset, others it would be seconds. Yeah I use bit torrent, but it happens when its not being used as well. We had to call out an engineer who replaced our modem at one point as it had completely died, and he said the noise on our line is above normal but (once he fiddled with the exchange, or whatever its called for cable) it was within acceptable limits.

I read your posts here and decided to play with some settings on thr router to see if I could get a more stable connection (tho to be fair the router has worked fine unchanged for about a year and a half before this started happening). I've just tried disabling the advanced firewall protection *eep* so relying on windows firewall right now *double eep*...but using WallWatcher a lot more packets are getting through that are supposed to, and the internet speed seems faster. Hopefully the modem wont crash out for the next few days, and i'll post again if it does...but it all seems to work now...ideas as to why?

22-05-2005, 12:04	#43
macro Inactive Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 1	Re: NTL Disconnecting Hey hey I've had the same problem, when the service was updated to 3mbit, and we were still on 1.5 (i dont know why, but I know my friends in the same area had been updated but NTL said we were still on 1.5). I downgraded/upgraded to the 2mbit service and then we got problems... The modem would disconnect and the router (Linksys) wouldn't re-establish a connection until the modem had been reset. Sometimes it would be days between each reset, others it would be seconds. Yeah I use bit torrent, but it happens when its not being used as well. We had to call out an engineer who replaced our modem at one point as it had completely died, and he said the noise on our line is above normal but (once he fiddled with the exchange, or whatever its called for cable) it was within acceptable limits. I read your posts here and decided to play with some settings on thr router to see if I could get a more stable connection (tho to be fair the router has worked fine unchanged for about a year and a half before this started happening). I've just tried disabling the advanced firewall protection eep so relying on windows firewall right now double eep...but using WallWatcher a lot more packets are getting through that are supposed to, and the internet speed seems faster. Hopefully the modem wont crash out for the next few days, and i'll post again if it does...but it all seems to work now...ideas as to why?