BeWAN ADSL PCI MODEM

I have recently connected to the internet via demon broadband using a
bewan modem. My connection seems to drop frequently, sometimes only
staying connected for 2 hours and never more than 10 hours or so. The
modem drops because of persistent errors, when I look at the error
logging I always have cyclic redundancy check errors and cell header
error checks. Can anybody please explain these in plain English and what
I can do (if anything) to reduce them. I have emailed bewan but only
received a reply in French.
Thanks
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Tim Martin

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> I have recently connected to the internet via demon broadband using a
> bewan modem. My connection seems to drop frequently, sometimes only
> staying connected for 2 hours and never more than 10 hours or so. The
> modem drops because of persistent errors, when I look at the error
> logging I always have cyclic redundancy check errors and cell header
> error checks. Can anybody please explain these in plain English and what
> I can do (if anything) to reduce them. I have emailed bewan but only
> received a reply in French.
> Thanks
> --
> Tim Martin
>

Maybe download their latest drivers from their web-site?

http://www.bewan.com/bewan/users/downloads/index.php

I've been using the same BeWAN modem on a P4 XP machine for months with no
probs whatsoever... Stays connected for days, when I want it to.

(Personally, I'd also check for physical problems/wobbles with the
line/connections/cabling/plugs/sockets/modem not pushed right down... Don't
laugh, I had that happen with a LAN card, which connected and disconnected
apparently randomly and that messed up all sorts of things and gave all
sorts of error readouts until it got a good scrunch down...)

Tim Martin <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> I have recently connected to the internet via demon broadband using a
> bewan modem. My connection seems to drop frequently, sometimes only
> staying connected for 2 hours and never more than 10 hours or so. The
> modem drops because of persistent errors, when I look at the error
> logging I always have cyclic redundancy check errors and cell header
> error checks. Can anybody please explain these in plain English and what
> I can do (if anything) to reduce them. I have emailed bewan but only
> received a reply in French.

What does the modem say about signal-noise, and line-loss (dB) figures?

In message <ya3%b.10824$(E-Mail Removed)>, Ian Stirling
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>Tim Martin <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>> I have recently connected to the internet via demon broadband using a
>> bewan modem. My connection seems to drop frequently, sometimes only
>> staying connected for 2 hours and never more than 10 hours or so. The
>> modem drops because of persistent errors, when I look at the error
>> logging I always have cyclic redundancy check errors and cell header
>> error checks. Can anybody please explain these in plain English and what
>> I can do (if anything) to reduce them. I have emailed bewan but only
>> received a reply in French.
>
>What does the modem say about signal-noise, and line-loss (dB) figures?

Downstream noise margin 21.5, upstream 24
downstream attenuation 57.5, up 31.5.

Are those what you mean?

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Tim Martin