Re: ADSL connection dropping randomly

From: Ninho (ninho+NOSPAM_at_teaser-hosting.com)
Date: 04/20/05

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    Mike a écrit :

    > Not surprised. Friend of mine works for Alcatel on the exchange
    > equipment. BT struck a good deal that the Alcatel modems are basically
    > just the sweepings off the floor and total utter crap.

    No. The modem basically works. His problem is well known, it's a flaw
    in the VIA chipset.
    There are patches for the modem firmware to help with the VIA problem,
    and OP should also go to VIA website for possible driver patches that
    make things smoother...

    >
    > Chris White wrote:
    > > I have an Internet connection problem. My broadband connection
    > > randomly drops, and requires a reboot to reconnect. After it's
    > > dropped, the PC won't close down cleanly – it hangs with a message ‘
    > > Windows 98 is shutting down'.
    >
    > > I run Windows 98SE. The PC itself is by MESH, with a 900MHz processor
    > > & 128Mb of RAM.
    > 98SE <Giggle> MESH <Titter>
    >
    > > I connect via an Alcatel speedtouch 330 external modem. When the
    > > connection drops, both the green lights on the modem go out. 

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Ninho
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