-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Earthlink DSL

  • From: "=^;^=" <alienkc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2004 12:49:06 -0600

that is just nuts
someone else should have checked that
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Hank" <hdka@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, January 12, 2004 12:45 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Earthlink DSL

> New update, It seems that I have went through all the for nothing, I just
got a call from the ST and ha said it is the Earthlink server, Should be
fixed around 6pm.
> Sincerely Yours,
> Hank
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Hank
>   To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>   Sent: Monday, January 12, 2004 12:14 PM
>   Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Earthlink DSL
>
>   Yep I will just stay on dial up for a few days, Maybe I will feel better
then also, I think that having to change my glasses to read the fine print
on the Quickstart and the Network card book is what is making me feel so
tired.
>   Sincerely Yours,
>   Hank
>     ----- Original Message ----- 
>     From: T. Hunt
>     To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>     Sent: Monday, January 12, 2004 10:53 AM
>     Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Earthlink DSL
>
>
>     Hank-
>     This looks like they don't have things set up on their end, either
>     Earthlink or the phone company.  Give it a day or 2.
>
>     Tom
>
>     At 10:25 PM 1/11/2004 -0600, you wrote:
>
>     >Hi Tom, The modem is plugged into a plug that isn't but about 5 feet
from
>     >the outside phone box, the phone has a diff line coming into the
house. I
>     >have the Synt ok, it stops at the ping, Here is a copy of the test.
>     >Test the connections in your home
>     >   Test your Ethernet connection                     : PASS    INFO
>     >   Test ADSL synchronization (Sync)                  : PASS    INFO
>     >   Test Ethernet connection to ATM                   : PASS    INFO
>     >Test the carrier's connection
>     >   Test ATM OAM segment ping                         : FAIL    FIX
>     >   Test ATM OAM end-to-end ping                      : FAIL    FIX
>     >
>     >Test your connection to EarthLink
>     >   Test PPPoE server connection                      : FAIL    FIX
>     >   Test PPPoE server session                         : N/A     INFO
>     >   Test authentication with EarthLink                : N/A     INFO
>     > From here down is N?A
>     >Sincerely Yours,
>     >Hank
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>     >   ----- Original Message -----
>     >   From: T. Hunt
>     >   To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>     >   Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2004 10:08 PM
>     >   Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Earthlink DSL
>     >
>     >
>     >   Hank-
>     >   Be patient and go through the menu when you call Earthlink.  It's
the only
>     >   way to get to talk to a person and get them started on solving
your
>     >   problem.  BS will not even talk to you since your DSL is provided
by
>     >   Earthlink; they will ALWAYS refer you back to Earthlink.  The only
people
>     >   that can talk to BS and get anything done are the level 2 techs
from
>     >   Earthlink.  So call Earthlink and wait through the menu to talk to
a
>     >   tech.  Have all your info at hand and understand that they don't
know you
>     >   from Adam's housecat, so each one will start from scratch.  Bear
with them
>     >   as this is about the only way it can be done.  Explain that you've
power
>     >   cycled the modem and rebooted your computer and still no Sync.  If
they
>     > ask
>     >   you to unplug any other phones on the line, do it once anyway.
They will
>     >   ask you if you have a 900MHz phone near the modem.  Make sure you
>     >   don't.  The one thing that WILL help is to move the DSL modem as
close to
>     >   where the phone line enters the house as you can.
>     >
>     >   I've had the Earthlink techs ask me to do a number of strange
things but
>     >   moving the modem is the first one that actually made a
>     > difference.  Nothing
>     >   else on the phones has changed in well over a year but I started
to get
>     >   dropped connections.  Now, I don't know if a filter went bad or a
phone
>     >   started putting out static or what but moving the modem 9" from
the NID
>     > has
>     >   had me connected for over a week with nary a drop.  Obviously,
>     > something in
>     >   my wiring/phones/filters has changed; I have no idea what. But
moving the
>     >   DSL modem to the nearest point to the NID made the difference.
>     >
>     >   Hang in there; it'll be worth it.
>     >
>     >   Tom
>     >
>     >   At 03:01 PM 1/11/2004 -0600, you wrote:
>     >
>     >   >Thank you Milady I will try it. People say not to talk about DSL
to the
>     >   >phone co, What could I ask them to check on to see if it is set
up or
>     >   >being set up when.
>     >   >Sincerely Yours,
>     >   >Hank
>
>
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