I've seen "interesting" things happen like this in the UK when the street lights come on. One member of our ADSL provider always got cut off at the same time and it corresponded exactly to the turn on of their street lights. Dom ----- Original Message ----- From: "cdb" To: Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 2009 5:51 AM Subject: [OT]Interesting Support suggestion > 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 > > > > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.375 / Virus Database: 270.13.0/2209 - Release Date: 06/29/09 14:43:00 -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist