[SLUG] uptimes - comments on USR Modems

[Carlo Nizeti <carlo@nospam.linuxfreak.com>]

One of my clients has a courier modem on a NetWare machine and when I last
checked on the server the PPP link was at 46 days. They are in the CBD so it
maybe lines are better but I doubt that.


And a quick check with someone in telstra and they tell me they only reset
long distance connections which take place over an extended line as some
long distance calls fail to disconnect when the customer hangs up.. dodgy


Carlo



>> Actually of us courier users, what's the longest connection time you've had?
>> My reason for asking is I am wondering if 22days suggests I've got config
>> problems somewhere?
>> 
>> And before anyone jumps in, I'm serious.  I can't seem to get past 21/22
>> days,
>> it just seems to disconnect and then reconnect (cause I have a cron job which
>> checks for pppd every 15 min or so).
> 
> That's quite probably more a telco problem than a problem with the modem.
> 
> I've had {unconfirmed} reports from people who claim Telstra resets long
> term connections on some kind of random-timed basis - maybe your timeslot
> is 22 days? :-)
> 
> A friend of mine {you out there Bob?} runs, or user to run, his ISP on a
> courier - maybe he can give some idea of his longest connect times.
> 
> DaZZa

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