Dabs Conexant Router PAE-CE84

I bought this router recently and have had some teething problems. I
upgraded the firmware to the latest version: ETHADSL_USB_080902_REL9,
customer software version CA8XR-GN.1220.09F. (Upgrading wasn't much
fun, ended up having to use a pin on the reset button -- couldn't even
reliably talk to the router after upgrading).

Every now and then the modem seems to 'hang' and doesn't answer Internet
requests until it's reset. My primary computer is sometimes
disconnected when I connect my secondary computer (I'm using a crossed
cable to connect to my primary computer and a straight cable for the
second one, so perhaps the auto-sense is getting upset?)

Generally I'm pleased with the router, but the stability doesn't seem to
be up to much. Is this just an example of "you get what you pay for",
or is it a case of PEBCAK?

Cheers,

xmas

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"Xmas" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I bought this router recently and have had some teething problems. I
> upgraded the firmware to the latest version: ETHADSL_USB_080902_REL9,
> customer software version CA8XR-GN.1220.09F. (Upgrading wasn't much
> fun, ended up having to use a pin on the reset button -- couldn't even
> reliably talk to the router after upgrading).
>
> Every now and then the modem seems to 'hang' and doesn't answer Internet
> requests until it's reset. My primary computer is sometimes
> disconnected when I connect my secondary computer (I'm using a crossed
> cable to connect to my primary computer and a straight cable for the
> second one, so perhaps the auto-sense is getting upset?)
>
> Generally I'm pleased with the router, but the stability doesn't seem to
> be up to much. Is this just an example of "you get what you pay for",
> or is it a case of PEBCAK?
>
> Cheers,
>
> xmas

Xmas

try going to www.amigo.com.tw and using their bios updates for the routers

I have the conexant 1 port router and upgraded the bios to the following ;

Firmware Version: ETHADSL_USB_032002_REL5
Showtime Firmware Version: 2.28b
Customer Software Version: CA6XR-GN.0924.00T




Now its more stable ( even if http login fails after 4 weeks uptime ) and it
can map more ports with the bioses on that link.

Hope this helps

Lee

(E-Mail Removed) wrote:
> try going to www.amigo.com.tw and using their bios updates for the routers
[snip]

Thanks Lee, I installed the bios update for the 4-port router already
but stability is still a problem.

> Now its more stable ( even if http login fails after 4 weeks uptime ) and it
> can map more ports with the bioses on that link.

4 weeks? Ha, I've yet to get more than 20 hours uptime. It often gets
into a state where it sees network activity but it can't access the WAN;
the router PPP menu shows it is disconnected. Clicking on the Connect
button on that screen doesn't help -- it tries a few times and gives up.

When it works, everything is fine. Wasn't difficult to set up. No
other complaints. But the instability is proving a real pain in the
backside.

xmas

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(E-Mail Removed) wrote:
> 4 weeks? Ha, I've yet to get more than 20 hours uptime. It often gets
> into a state where it sees network activity but it can't access the WAN;
> the router PPP menu shows it is disconnected.

On re-reading that, it's not very clear. I meant that the LAN lights on
the router are flashing, so it's not like the router has fallen over
completely or anything, but no packets are getting out to the WAN.

xmas

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Xmas <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> (E-Mail Removed) wrote:
> > 4 weeks? Ha, I've yet to get more than 20 hours uptime. It often gets
> > into a state where it sees network activity but it can't access the WAN;

> > the router PPP menu shows it is disconnected.
>
> On re-reading that, it's not very clear. I meant that the LAN lights on
> the router are flashing, so it's not like the router has fallen over
> completely or anything, but no packets are getting out to the WAN.
>
> xmas
>

Hi,
a few people have had a problem with these routers where an ARP request
outside the range of the LAN will cause a duff route to be placed in the
routing table. This can cause the problem you describe. See this thread
for more info http://tinyurl.com/ikcr I'm not sure it's related to your
problem, but it's worth a check.

Also, I think this router has a problem with the timeout, so make sure the
timeout is set to 0, the 'automatic reconnect' is set to yes and the
authentication is set to auto.

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On Wed, 30 Jul 2003 23:23:50 +0100, Xmas <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>(E-Mail Removed) wrote:
>> try going to www.amigo.com.tw and using their bios updates for the routers
>[snip]
>
>Thanks Lee, I installed the bios update for the 4-port router already
>but stability is still a problem.
>
>> Now its more stable ( even if http login fails after 4 weeks uptime ) and it
>> can map more ports with the bioses on that link.
>
>4 weeks? Ha, I've yet to get more than 20 hours uptime. It often gets
>into a state where it sees network activity but it can't access the WAN;
>the router PPP menu shows it is disconnected. Clicking on the Connect
>button on that screen doesn't help -- it tries a few times and gives up.
>
>When it works, everything is fine. Wasn't difficult to set up. No
>other complaints. But the instability is proving a real pain in the
>backside.
>
>xmas

I have the latest BIOS and Firmware and also have this problem.
Basically from a reset the router synchronises, connects,
authenticates and obtains an IP etc. If the WAN connection is
subsequently lost, usually through loss of sync, then it never gets
any further than connecting, ie it stalls and never seems to
authenticate (as the router log will show).

PTI customer support didn't have a clue and I have contacted a few
people through ADSLGuide who have the exact same issue.

Someone did mention that it was an exchange specific isse but this
doesn't help much.

At the minute I'm using a USB modem and will hang fire until I move
house. If I move to an enabled area I'll buy a NetGear or a Vigor.
I've not been impressed with the CE84 which was a replacement for a
faulty CE64.

Regards,

Chris

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[router failing to reauthenticate after loss of sync]
> PTI customer support didn't have a clue and I have contacted a few
> people through ADSLGuide who have the exact same issue.
>
> Someone did mention that it was an exchange specific isse but this
> doesn't help much.

The situation seems to have improved a little over here.

I had uploaded the latest version of the Amigo firmware onto the router,
since their support seems to be much better than PTIs, but reverted to
the PTI firmware (AMX_CX_111503_REL01 / CA8XR-UN.012303.00F). This was
a royal pain since I don't have a USB cable here, and had to manually
construct the DLF file for upload.

I was using my DSL in a socket with a microsplitter which had a BT phone
attached. I moved that phone to another socket in the house (w/
microsplitter, of course), and plugged the router directly into the
socket without microsplitter. This seemed to improve the line
attenuation stats.

I've been running like that for three days and so far (cross fingers)
have not had a loss of sync.

What I'm still seeing is an odd bug where sometimes I unplug my
secondary computer and the network connection goes on my primary
computer. Simply unplugging and reconnecting the network cable fixes
this, though I admit to having absolutely no idea why. But the router
itself is so far keeping WAN connectivity.

xmas

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> I've recently bought the Dabs PCI ADSL Modem AMX-CA83P and have similar
> problems.
[...]
> Its extremely annoying and will be going back if I can't sort it. Do you
> konw whether there is a replacement driver set I can pick up ?

Amigo have the latest drivers for it on
http://www.amigo.com.tw/download.htm -- I don't know whether that's any
different from the version you're already using, though...

xmas

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On Sat, 9 Aug 2003 11:38:40 +0100 and in article <bh2j0t$tm8q9$1@ID-
105700.news.uni-berlin.de>, Xmas said...
: (E-Mail Removed) wrote:
: > I've recently bought the Dabs PCI ADSL Modem AMX-CA83P and have similar
: > problems.
: [...]
: > Its extremely annoying and will be going back if I can't sort it. Do you
: > konw whether there is a replacement driver set I can pick up ?
:
: Amigo have the latest drivers for it on
: http://www.amigo.com.tw/download.htm -- I don't know whether that's any
: different from the version you're already using, though...
:
:
Those drivers will work fine ime.

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