[UK-CONTEST] It's a conspiracy

[G3SJJ]

OK thanks everybody. Well the new Router is installed but not the BT 
Yahoo stuff.  Both computers access the internet via the Router now 
instead of one acting as a gateway. So far so good. It reckons speed is 
currently downstream 7.6 Mbs, earlier it was 8066Mbs, and upstream 448Kbs

As has been mentioned, wireless networking is not as good so I have put 
the ethernet cable back in and that is solid. Main thing now is to get 
actual networking
between the two computers to work again as I use the printer on the 
other computer.

Dave YMC hit a chord. The dropping out in the evenings seem to coincided 
with an intermediate upgrade from 2Mbs which worked solidly to 6MBs. Be 
interesting to see if it drops our again this evening around 2130.

Chris G3SJJ

Adrian Rees wrote:
> Actually, BT now send the same Routers to domestic and SOHO users. I have one.
> My comments about the Routers still apply.
>  
> Furthermore, installing and configuring a Router via USB (and following instructions) may be easier for most users who may have to un pick IP Security settings applied via either Operating System or Additional Software to the established installed Ethernet card, before they can start configuring new devices.
>  
> For those users who don't have IP Networking experience, un picking this stack can be troublesome. Hence USB Connectivity via a "Virtual Ethernet Card" (even intially) would be the easiest installation method.
>  
> I am aware that BT ( domestic and business) users of ADSL experienced initial problems with MaxDSL. In deed I had initial speed problems myself. However, once these issues are resolved,it is a perfectly stable connection, as far as I have seen, is immune to RF and doesn't emit discernable RF. (At least I havn't heard / noticed).
>  
> 73
> MW1LCR
>
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> From: uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com on behalf of Dave Sergeant
> Sent: Thu 28/09/2006 10:41
> To: uk-contest at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] It's a conspiracy
>
>
>
> On 28 Sep 2006 at 10:00, Adrian Rees wrote:
>
>   
>> I have been a BT ADSL User since the first days of ADSL in the UK. I admit that I use the BT SOHO (Small Office Home
>> Office) service as it offers better user Contention Ratios and 24 x 7 Support, no blocked ports, and a generally RAW
>> Internet connection. I recently moved house, to the Hills of North Wales, and had to cancel my ADSL Subscription and
>> re-apply. I subscribe to the BT SOHO Service from my new location and have the following comments to make:
>>     
>
> Adrian is talking about BT Business broadband. Chris is on the
> domestic BTYahoo service so much of what he says is not relevant. I
> assume also he is talking about the original business routers which
> are somewhat different kettles of fish from the current BT Total
> offerings. With these you can do all the settings via its ethernet
> web interface and do not need to do anything via the usb port at all.
>
>   
>> The change of faceplate on your master socket is something easily
>> done yourself - and well worth doing, as it takes your internal
>> extension wiring out of the picture.
>>     
>
> Only if you have a new style master socket (with an unscrewable
> bottom half section). Many of us still have the old style socket. In
> fact the BT chap replaced mine with an equivalent old style master
> while sorting out a problem and kindly re-wired my unofficial
> extension wiring into it... A standard question from the Indian
> 'support' - expletive deleted - people is to plug your router into
> the test socket. All us with old style sockets have no such thing...
>
> 73 Dave G3YMC
>
>
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