cdb wrote:
>  I've just changed over from cable to ADSL2+ connection.
>
> I've got massive problems with dropouts and the modem freezing. I have 
> a spare modem which doesn't drop out, but can't be used as the 
> provider refuses to register my routers MAC number.
>
> I've sent logs, made notes of when it drops out and crashes 
> (suspiciously it does it between 4am and 11 am, fine during the 
> afternoon until about 11pm) anyhow just got off the phone from one of 
> their techs - their remedy is to have the Linksys modem standing 
> upright rather than flat. They are positive that will solve the 
> problem.
>
> Whilst temperature may well play a part, they haven't quite sussed 
> that at 4am and up to about midday the temperature in my house is 
> about 16c in the afternoon it is 22c and then drops after about 5pm 
> when the sun disappears. So if it is overheating it ought to play up 
> during the hot time of day not the cold.
>
> The damn thing keeps giving itself a warm reboot which wipes all the 
> logs.
>
> Why they can't just take the Linksys router back and accept my Draytek 
> all singing all dancing device I don't know.
>
> I felt like asking if they thought the electrons need to be the right 
> way up!
>
> Colin
>
> --
> cdb,  on 1/07/2009
>
>
>
>   
Just set the mac address of the working router to be what the mac of the 
linksys is.
most modems out there support "spoofing" of mac addresses.


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