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Post by gulliver on Feb 25, 2004 11:45:13 GMT 8
Started with PLDT DSL for my home line about 7 weeks ago, and since then, mga 3 times (1-3 day periods) na siya pumalpak. ganito rin ba experience nyo? buti na lang may regular dial-up subscription ako at palagi siyang maasahan (mozcom)
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Post by jr on Feb 25, 2004 22:05:49 GMT 8
Gul, This is probably just starting. This happen to our area 3 years ago. But I'm not a fan of DSL services. I'm using cable modem so as I recommend to my costumers. I have a network at home for 5 computers and contantly getting 1.8 meg connection. DSL the maximum is 1.2 meg. Wait for few more years and well change.. patience you guys are catching up.
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Post by radical1962 on Feb 25, 2004 22:34:03 GMT 8
Gulliver,
You are not alone. My friends connected to PLDT MyDSL get the disconnections also at least once a week. They say you get forwarded to the myDSL website...
For me? I'm connected to I-Manila.
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Post by gulliver on Feb 26, 2004 9:32:36 GMT 8
jr, really?! the PLDT DSL only goes 250mbps tops at their full plan... ...still, it beats the 56K of dial-ups. question, is the cable modem the unit you use via the cable tv system? radical, yeah, the DSL directs my win ME system to the mydsl website. but my winXP pc doesn't do that irritating redirection...mukhang OS dependent ata yan.
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Post by grifterinexile on Feb 26, 2004 12:42:43 GMT 8
by any chance, were you provided an SMC barricade router by PLDT?
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Post by gulliver on Feb 26, 2004 16:16:51 GMT 8
by any chance, were you provided an SMC barricade router by PLDT? yup...while its a lot easier to set up and plug in, it seems slower than the first siemens modem they issued to me. they changed it kasi it was giving me problems on start-up...palaging kailangan i-reboot. the good thing about the old siemens one, i could get 250mbps on it. bakit dude?
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Post by jr on Feb 26, 2004 22:12:26 GMT 8
Gul, Yes.. sometimes up 50 times faster that dial up (56K).. but most around 25 to 30 times faster. You are right the cable modem coming from a cable TV company. Probably with in a few years it will change. Maybe the provider still using old network technology.
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Post by gulliver on Feb 26, 2004 23:31:11 GMT 8
jr, some cable companies actually offer that service here, but nothing like the speeds you mentioned
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Post by grifterinexile on Mar 2, 2004 0:41:32 GMT 8
yup...while its a lot easier to set up and plug in, it seems slower than the first siemens modem they issued to me. they changed it kasi it was giving me problems on start-up...palaging kailangan i-reboot. the good thing about the old siemens one, i could get 250mbps on it. bakit dude? I've noticed when it (SMC router) gets really warm, the connection goes down but not always though so I place a fan to cool off the thing just to be sure. But sometimes there are network outages that brings the DSL down no matter what you do BTW, do you have access to the router via a browser to check it's status? I check it often and usually get about 3 reconnects in day.
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Post by gulliver on Mar 2, 2004 8:30:50 GMT 8
yeah, that thing can get really hot. but most of the time, i have a fan running that keeps air circulating in the room, but not aimed directly at it. puede pala siya mag bonk pag masyadong mainit? sheesh.
as to access to the router via a browser, yes, i think i've done that a couple of times but not enough to see what you've seen.
oh well, so we have to live with this? tapos wala pa silang tech support sa weekends no? oh well...
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Post by gulliver on Mar 2, 2004 8:32:34 GMT 8
btw, yung mga cable svcs ba, puede ba more than 1 pc sa bhay naka-connect? sa PLDT kasi ayaw nila yan (but there is a way around this i think)
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Post by blackmagic on Mar 2, 2004 9:20:15 GMT 8
you could share your cable internet via software or hardware router
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Post by jr on Mar 3, 2004 23:45:40 GMT 8
Gul, blackmagic.. is right. I recommend Linksys cable/dsl router with 4 ports. I know you guys have this product cause I talked to their customer service in PI. This product is a user friendly and easy to set up. If you have more than one PC it's a good idea to network them for lot of benefits. If you are planning to do this I can help you. The reason why the ISP provider doesn't like the idea cause if more than one pc browsing the web they will share the speed... but it's your choice.
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Post by gulliver on Mar 4, 2004 18:50:25 GMT 8
thanks JR, am looking into that hub thing soon for the office ;D
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Post by staind on Mar 4, 2004 19:08:27 GMT 8
been using myDSL for 2 years now. it's been pretty much stable and rarely has outages. however, i've experienced several outages lately. wonder what's cooking? also have a backup dial-up connection. BTW, do you have access to the router via a browser to check it's status? I check it often and usually get about 3 reconnects in day. how dya do this? what site?
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Post by grifterinexile on Mar 7, 2004 2:42:03 GMT 8
been using myDSL for 2 years now. it's been pretty much stable and rarely has outages. however, i've experienced several outages lately. wonder what's cooking? also have a backup dial-up connection. BTW, do you have access to the router via a browser to check it's status? I check it often and usually get about 3 reconnects in day. how dya do this? what site? If you have the SMC router, just type the LAN IP address of the router on your web browser (try entering 192.168.1.1), then a dialog pop ups and asks for username and password, the *default* username is admin and password is barricade... pldt might have changed it though. Once inside go to advanced setup, click <status> on the upper right hand of the page. Warning! Don't change any settings on the page unless you know what you are doing, I messed my settings once, but good thing I wrote them down before fooling around with it. hehehe
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Post by jr on Mar 7, 2004 10:43:13 GMT 8
Just asked... is your ISP provider has the control of your router? If it does this is not common cuase the router suppose to be controlled by the user specially the IP address you mentioned was a private. By that you have a security issue. ISP they only control the modem provided.
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Post by grifterinexile on Mar 7, 2004 12:15:52 GMT 8
good point but if you were *inside* the LAN accessing the router with 192.168.1.1 that would not be a problem. you would not be able to access private IPs in the Net anyway the SMC router/modem provided by the "ISP" may have been configured with, i'm guessing, 2 public IPs... a WAN and a LAN IP. know your WAN/LAN IP here www.whatismyip.com/ then enter that in the browser. hope that helps
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Post by jr on Mar 8, 2004 22:19:21 GMT 8
The IP adress you just mentioned was you public IP. Actually you can change your Private IP to different subnet (ex. 192.168.10.1) and I recommend to change the log in name to your router of the admin(user & password). You should only the one who knows. "Warning". If your router has a capability to do terminal sevices they can able to login to your router and to be hack. Just a concern brother
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Post by MarkB on Mar 9, 2004 10:56:51 GMT 8
if your using windows 2000/xp/me/nt
type sa command prompt "ipconfig /all" kita mo nalahat ng details ng network mo
pag Win95/98 tyep sa command prompt "winipcfg.exe" kita mo din lahat ng network details mo dito expand mo pa ung advanced options para makita lahat
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Post by jr on Mar 10, 2004 0:09:43 GMT 8
Tama Mark .. to know your gateway, IP, and DNS etc. but doesn't resolve the issue that you are not in control of your router. Its good idea to be in control of your router not someone else.
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Post by MarkB on Mar 10, 2004 10:15:29 GMT 8
Kuya Jr. parang same yata tayo ng trabaho hehehe, mag aaply na ko dyan sa opis mo. enge ako visa ha hehehe
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Post by jr on Mar 10, 2004 22:27:27 GMT 8
Mark, I used to work as a worldwide application technical support for ALCATEL. Supporting; Network Switches, ATM, VPN and Network Firewalls from small to large company. We compete with CISCO and other networking companies. Networking jobs at that time was the number one in the market. Thanks to the Company they pay all my certifications. Since the Networking saturated in 2000 I decided to move on. But I still am doing as a second job after work and weekends (the owner) for extra money.
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Post by grifterinexile on Mar 12, 2004 2:49:29 GMT 8
The IP adress you just mentioned was you public IP. Actually you can change your Private IP to different subnet (ex. 192.168.10.1) and I recommend to change the log in name to your router of the admin(user & password). You should only the one who knows. "Warning". If your router has a capability to do terminal sevices they can able to login to your router and to be hack. Just a concern brother Tama ka dyan brother jr. My SMC router was configured with default username and password, my "ISP" does not even tell you how to change it, it also came without manuals so I had to download from the SMC site to figure out. madami pala techies dito
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Post by rlb0198 on Mar 19, 2004 5:57:22 GMT 8
Jr and All,
I think I'll switch to cable modem..My dsl slowed down tremendously after I installed a wireless home network router..Too many users logging in at the same time..
Bye,
roger
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Post by jr on Mar 19, 2004 6:16:15 GMT 8
Roger, The max you can get on DSL is 1.2 meg. When you share this with 2 pc's you will devide this in to two. When you put more pc then you really reduce the speed tremendously. Also wireless youre not getting the full speed compare to wired. I'm using cable modem and sometimes I get up 2 meg up time. Some of my customer use cable and connected 4 or more pc and they don't have any problem. GO ahead switch to cable modem.
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Post by rlb0198 on Mar 19, 2004 7:15:19 GMT 8
Jr,
Thks for the info..
Man ur really good..Very technical..
I used wireless so I do'nt have to run the wires upstairs but ur right, I haven't thought about the bandwidth..
So switching to cable might not significantly improve my speed..My problem is three to four users wanting to access the web at the same time..Can't really afford T1 at this time..
I guess I just have to educate people at home to time share for now..
Thanks always..
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Post by jr on Mar 19, 2004 12:33:40 GMT 8
Rog, You can get cable with small business application that constantly maintain the speed even with 4 or more pc connected. Depends on the area though. Here like Road Runner (time warner) have this option. What are the use of cisco, checkpoint, microsoft, alcatel, vpn etc. certifications if I don't share the knowledge to my fellow bikers. If you need help let me know.
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Post by rlb0198 on Mar 20, 2004 7:43:27 GMT 8
Jr,
I will inquire with Knology cable and see what they have.
Thks,
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