ISPs

[Brian Kelsay]

What are they doing in the microcode?  Any ideas?
AOL/Time-Warner/RoadRunner, soon you guys may have to run AOL.  Oh man, I
feel for you.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Zscoundrel at netscape.net [mailto:Zscoundrel at netscape.net]
> Sent: Sunday, February 04, 2001 9:45 AM
> To: kclug at kclug.org
> Subject: Re: ISPs
> 
> 
> BTW, Road Runner has been installing new microcode to all the 
> 3com modems.  They have been doing this for about the last 6 
> to 8 weeks.  It is something they can do over the net so the 
> only notice was on the support website.
> 
> 
> <phase at booyaka.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Since we're talkin about ISP'S, I use Road Runner. has 
> nyone had  problems
> > > with RR? I lose connectivity alot! sometimes for just a 
> few seconds,
> > > sometimes for hours.
> > 
> > i've got one of the 3COM "tailfin" cable modems.  it worked 
> fine when i
> > had it connected to my primary machine (via a linksys 
> 10/100 card).  
> > but when i connected it to an old 486SX i set up as a firewall/
> > masquerading box, it started giving me trouble.
> > 
> > i originally set the firewall up with a couple of NE2000 clones. it
> > would work fine for a while, but the outside interface 
> would freeze up
> > once a day or so.  restarting the interface didn't fix the 
> problem, nor
> > did rebooting the machine.  each time it happened, i had to 
> reset the
> > cable modem by unplugging its power adaptor for a second.
> > 
> > fortunately, my brother had a pair of 3COM 3C509s laying 
> around, so i
> > popped those in last week and it's been fine ever since.  
> moral of the
> > story: if you have a 3COM tailfin modem connected to an NE2K clone,
> > and it's giving you problems, ask your brother for a 3C509 :-)
> > 
> > phase
> > 
> > 
> > 
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