Wanadoo Modem problems

With WinXP Pro Sp1, I am having grief with their ADSL modem which
occasionally causes a crash. I think the problem may be the modem sucking
out too much power from the USB port (which is part of a hub), and raising
the mobo temp to unacceptable limits. I have had similar probs once when I
used to have them LED USB cables. Anyone else having similar probs?

Graham

On Mon, 7 Feb 2005 17:08:01 -0000, "Grey" <(E-Mail Removed)>
strung together this:

>With WinXP Pro Sp1, I am having grief with their ADSL modem which
>occasionally causes a crash. I think the problem may be the modem sucking
>out too much power from the USB port (which is part of a hub), and raising
>the mobo temp to unacceptable limits. I have had similar probs once when I
>used to have them LED USB cables. Anyone else having similar probs?

Loads of people.

Sling that wanky modem out and get a nice ethernet modem\router.
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SJW
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"Grey" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:cu8769$no3$(E-Mail Removed)...
> With WinXP Pro Sp1, I am having grief with their ADSL modem which
> occasionally causes a crash. I think the problem may be the modem sucking
> out too much power from the USB port (which is part of a hub), and raising
> the mobo temp to unacceptable limits. I have had similar probs once when I
> used to have them LED USB cables. Anyone else having similar probs?
>
> Graham
>
>

Yes, similar probs.

After numerous calls to their tech support who recommended un-installing and
re-installing, changing USB ports and downloading a free fix patch
(REFFIUP04940100 - this apparently solves the problem on Packard Bell PCs,
but mine is a Mesh PC with Win XP), I'm still no further forward.

Modem still not working. The lights did appear once but after I powered
down, it started to play up and neither of the two lights have ever appeared
again.

I've scoured google and wanadoo's own forums but getting nowhere fast.

Anyone any suggestions??

On Mon, 7 Feb 2005 21:38:18 -0000, "A" <(E-Mail Removed)> strung
together this:

>I've scoured google and wanadoo's own forums but getting nowhere fast.
>
>Anyone any suggestions??
>
Sling that wanky modem out and get a nice ethernet modem\router.
--

SJW
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On Monday 07 February 2005 21:38 A wrote:

>
> "Grey" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:cu8769$no3$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> With WinXP Pro Sp1, I am having grief with their ADSL modem which
>> occasionally causes a crash. I think the problem may be the modem
>> sucking out too much power from the USB port (which is part of a
>> hub), and raising the mobo temp to unacceptable limits. I have had
>> similar probs once when I used to have them LED USB cables. Anyone
>> else having similar probs?
>>
>> Graham
>>
>>
>
> Yes, similar probs.
>
> After numerous calls to their tech support who recommended
> un-installing and re-installing, changing USB ports and downloading
> a free fix patch (REFFIUP04940100 - this apparently solves the
> problem on Packard Bell PCs, but mine is a Mesh PC with Win XP), I'm
> still no further forward.
>
> Modem still not working. The lights did appear once but after I
> powered down, it started to play up and neither of the two lights
> have ever appeared again.
>
> I've scoured google and wanadoo's own forums but getting nowhere
> fast.
>
> Anyone any suggestions??

You two are MUCH more patient than I am!

When I went onto ADSL initially, BTO gave me a USB modem.
The following day I threw it across the room and against the far wall,
and ordered a combined modem/router mail-order, which arrived the
following day.
I left BTO, but stuck with the modem/router!

Bill

"Grey" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:cu8769$no3$(E-Mail Removed)...
> With WinXP Pro Sp1, I am having grief with their ADSL modem which
> occasionally causes a crash. I think the problem may be the modem sucking
> out too much power from the USB port (which is part of a hub), and raising
> the mobo temp to unacceptable limits. I have had similar probs once when I
> used to have them LED USB cables. Anyone else having similar probs?
>
> Graham
>
Yes the USB Frogs do suck the power out of a PC!! Reduced a 1100mhz Athlon
PC to a crawl. Now got it plugged into an old PC running Smoothwall
http://www.smoothwall.org/ and works fine