(E-Mail Removed) wrote:
> On Fri, 16 Dec 2005 23:15:57 -0000, "Kraftee"
> <(E-Mail Removed) please we're bristish.com> wrote:
>
>> (E-Mail Removed) wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Got a reliable 2Mb ADSL connection on XP SP2 using an Alcatel Modem
>>> to Zen ISP (previously with BT).
>>>
>>> I can have a connection to Zen for maybe 7 days, but then the
>>> connection will drop and my system reconnect. This may not be Zen
>>> but BT somewhere along the system chain.
>>>
>>> Thing is - although my PC reconnects and the system tray icon says
>>> 'connection to Zen at 2M/s', there appears to be no socket i.e
>>>
>>> no web, ping, tracerout, etc - logging off will not help, I have to
>>> reboot and all is fine. If I manually disconect of logoff and back
>>> on and then connect, all works perfectly - it's only if there is a
>>> disconnect for some other reason.
>>>
>>> So, any thoughts on what I can tweak to auto-reconnect and actually
>>> have a proper connection?
>>>
>>> Many thanks.
>>
>> Only fool proof way I know is to get a router, sorry. USB modems
>> sometimes loose/forget part of their set up if the connection drops &
>> need to be re initialised. You do this when you reboot, the other
>> way which may, or may not work, is to unplug the modem for a short
>> time & then plug it back.
>>
>
> K - wondered if it was an OS setting or such - makes sense it's the
> modem itself that does not re-initialise properly. I will try and
> remember to unplug and replug the modem next time to further indicate
> it it's that or the OS.
>
> Thanks.
The other thing to check is to make sure that the USB port concerned
isn't included in the OS's power management. I have problems with the
laptop & modem I have to use for testing ADSL connections & I've done
all of the above, only to find it still doesn't want to know, even been
advised by our in-house 'help' desk (sometimes the help is anything but)
to shut down the laptop, remove battery from laptop & wait 10 minutes,
put it all back together & try again. Thankfully I have never had to do
that yet, but it comes from overloading an out of date laptop (minimum
of 7 years now at least) with more & more software, they've even
installed a semi permantly running data miner to check to see if we've
got any non complient software using up system resources now.
So if a OpenRetch engineer pays you a visit & appears to be taking along
time to run a APTS line test, just bear in mind that he is most probably
having to use outdated & under resourced hardware to do so & has been
waiting at least 3 years to get something which would do the job a lot
more faster & easily..
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