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Re: [Sheflug] BT Broadband
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From: "Alec Melling" <alec [at] amelling.co.uk>
To: "Shef Lug" <shef-lug [at] list.sheflug.org.uk>
Sent: Sunday, October 10, 2004 8:24 AM
Subject: [Sheflug] BT Broadband
Sorry to be off topic.
I have had to go to BT broadband in order to get a free transfer from
ISDN. I
am finding the connection is reliable during the day and drops around 4.30
to
5.00 in the evening. I am then lucky if I can get connected until past
9.00
(2100hrs). The weekends are Saturday a waste of time looking connection
after
mid-afternoon and Sundays seem to be the same.
The regularity of the timing seems to tell me this is all to do with BT's
side
of things.... But, of course they tell me that it has to be a problem at
my
end. "Using what sir! Linux!!! ahhhhhhhhh...."
I was wondering what the experience of others in the Sheffield area is
regarding BT broadand?
If anyone knows that the problem is probably related to my system, I am
using
(Suse 9.1 over a wired connection to a Netgear firewall router), I would
of
course be greatfull for a 'cure'.
Many thanks
--
Alec Melling
+44(0)114 2343612
Email: <alec [at] amelling.co.uk>
Alec,
I haven't used SuSE for a while, so I couldn't comment on that part.
But, I have setup 3 machines for work colleagues in the Sheffield area, 2
Windoze and a far superior Gentoo system.
All of them are on BT broadband. I have had various phone calls from them
all, stating that the connection seems to 'die' on them for no apparent
reason.
Thinking about those calls now, they were around tea time and at weekends
every time. At the time, I put them down to 'hiccups' on the network and
told them not to worry.
But after reading your message I am really beginning to think differently.
This sounds very much like a BT thing, although Im at a loss as to explain
it any further.
Fortunately for me, I decided to go for Telewest broadband (We can have both
where I live), and I've never had these problems.
In answer to your question, it doesn't sound like your system that is at
fault.
Do you have another system you could try on the connection and see what
happens to that ?
Steve.
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