- New to ADSL MAX - should I leave my router switched on?
- Posted by WCZ on February 19th, 2008
I've just switched to a MAX product and was wondering if it was better to
leave the router switched on all the time now? I normally switch it off
when its not required but I don't really know if this will cause problems
with MAX as the exchange will think the line drops once a day.
Can anyone offer any advice?
Cheers.
WCZ.
- Posted by The Natural Philosopher on February 19th, 2008
WCZ wrote:
obviously due to a major line fault, which has cleared.
Once it arrives at a speed where it no longer loses connections, the
remote kit will set the BRAS to a bit below that level, and that will
become your real line speed.
- Posted by James Egan on February 19th, 2008
On Tue, 19 Feb 2008 08:12:44 -0000, "WCZ" <Dav123456@willnotwork.com>
wrote:
You are okay to switch it off if you want to. It wouldn't create a
problem.
Your ip profile is determined by the level at which the adsl syncs
after a line drop (or when you switch the router on) so you might see
a bit more variation in speed because you are synching more often than
leaving it on but it should remain pretty much the same.
The problem with leaving it on constantly is that at some point in
time it will resync at a lower level due to an unusual temporary
increase in line noise and it will remain at that lower level until
you reboot even though the line noise goes away after a short period
of time. On rebooting after such an event, it can take a few days to
return your profile to the correct level. The time taken will be
determined by the percentage difference in sync rates. Big percentages
get dealt with as a priority whereas small percentages can take a few
days.
Jim.
- Posted by Al Paca on February 19th, 2008
On Tue, 19 Feb 2008 13:43:33 GMT, mymail@hotmail.com wrote:
Irrelevant tosh! As usual Ron.
- Posted by Maurice Batey on February 19th, 2008
On Tue, 19 Feb 2008 08:12:44 +0000, WCZ wrote:
I sought an answer to that when I started using ADSLMAx back in
July. The consensus seemed to be that - for the 1st 10 days -
it's best to leave it on all the time (as the exchange mechanism
will be deciding what the best connect speed should be).
After that, no problem switching it off e.g. overnight, but
avoid switching it off/on at short intervals, in case the
exchange misinterprets that as e.g. a dropout caused by too high
a connect speed.
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- Posted by KeeWee on February 19th, 2008
<mymail@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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WTF are you on about? Safe than sorry about what?
- Posted by Ivor Jones on February 19th, 2008
"KeeWee" <965442334500@000.00> wrote in message
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: : <mymail@hotmail.com> wrote in message
: : news:52nlr3hchtd02417jtnvt63ajm0arht55l@4ax.com...
: : : On Tue, 19 Feb 2008 11:36:04 +0000, James Egan
: : : <jegan@jegan.com> wrote:
: : :
: : :
: :
: : : Everything gets switched of here when not in use and
: : : plugs pulled out at bedtime better to be safe than
: : : sorry
: :
: :
: : WTF are you on about? Safe than sorry about what?
Wish someone would unplug Ron permanently..!
IVor
- Posted by Jasper on February 19th, 2008
On Tue, 19 Feb 2008 13:43:33 GMT, mymail@hotmail.com wrote:
Yes I'd agree with that because a router must cost at least £1000 an
hour to run
- Posted by news@mellis.me.uk on February 19th, 2008
On Tue, 19 Feb 2008 20:34:34 +0000, Jasper <me@home.com> wrote:
But of course any waste heat just reduces your central heating bill in
the winter months.
- Posted by Ivor Jones on February 19th, 2008
<mymail@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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[snip]
: : Every little helps which is why my bank account is well
: : into the black while others are well into the RED it
: : isn't only that many homes have gone up in smoke when
: : electrical items have been left unattended .
: : If you like to give electricity companies money for
: : nothing I don't .
How do you know what state my bank accounts are in..? FYI they are all
well in the black and my entire computer network has not been switched off
in many a year.
No I don't earn a fortune, I am paid not a lot above the minimum wage.
Ivor