Re: DSL from AT&T

["Burns, Bryan" <Bryan_Burns@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sounds right David. I can leave my browser on a web page overnight and the next morning it's still active.  I use AT&T high speed DSL with a supplied Motorola router.

Bryan Burns
iSeries Specialist
ECHO, Incorporated
Lake Zurich,  Illinois

-----Original Message-----
From: pctech-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pctech-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of David Gibbs
Sent: Monday, November 10, 2008 4:30 PM
To: PC Technical Discussion for iSeries Users
Subject: Re: [PCTECH] DSL from AT&T

Jim Franz wrote:
> mine is a netopia dsl router.
> I've noticed it takes a while to "wakeup" if I have not been active
> recently.
> About once every 2 weeks I have to reboot it.
> Given the age and # different dsl services acquired around the country,
> I expect many variations on equipment and config.
> Mine was a Bellsouth service for many years.

Check your routers config ... there may be a 'keep alive' or 'heartbeat' option that will keep the connection active even when it's not actively being used.

david

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