LOL!

The reason there has been no real change is you left the ADSL2+ ticked. I said ADSL2 . Though it is 400kbps higher than this morning.

I'm aiming to reduce the attenuation by doing that, and the speed should rise. Also the stability of the SNRM may improve. So change the tick, reconnect, then get the stats . Though as it is now dark we won't get as much improvement as I was looking for.

Edited by RobertoS (Wed 11-Jan-12 18:34:35)

Oh dear sorry! Glad you're laughing!
So, I'll go back, untick ADSL2+ and tick ADSL2 then tell it to save.
Thanks.

Right - done that (only ADSL2 ticked) and it has become a bit slower:

ADSL Status
Parameters
DSP Firmware Version A2pB025f.d22k
DMT Status No Defect
Operational Mode ADSL2
Upstream 1080
Downstream 7047
SNR Margin(Upstream) 6.4
SNR Margin(Downstream) 6.2
Line Attenuation(Upstream) 22.7
Line Attenuation(Downstream) 42.5

Device Information
Model Name BiPAC 7800N
System Up-Time 6 Hour(s) 50 min(s)
Hardware Version Annex A
Software Version 1.06d

Physical Port Status
Ethernet
EWAN
ADSL 1080 / 7047 kbps This was 1083/7867 earlier
Wireless

WAN
Port Protocol VPI/VCI Operation Connection IP Address Netmask Gateway Primary DNS
ADSL PPPoA 0/38 connection up: 00:03:56

Re what b4dger says - shall I leave it as is and see how it is in the morning?

Edited by deleted (Wed 11-Jan-12 18:58:09)

...and remember that your best connection speeds will be when you reconnect/restart during daylight hours!

Ah well . But as b4dger and I have said, not the best time.

During daylight try two reconnections. One with ADSL2 ticked, and one with ADSL2+. Give us the stats for both . It's really a question of just seeing which is best for your line.

Don't do a lot of reconnections though, especially within an hour.

In reply to a post by RobertoS:

Ah well . But as b4dger and I have said, not the best time.

During daylight try two reconnections. One with ADSL2 ticked, and one with ADSL2+. Give us the stats for both . It's really a question of just seeing which is best for your line.

OK - shall I leave it as it is until morning and then change to ADSL2+ and copy the stats, then after a while, change it to ADSL2 and copy the stats again?

In reply to a post by RobertoS:

Don't do a lot of reconnections though, especially within an hour.

Right, understood - it only seems to disconnect the Internet not the whole thing. Does that count?
Whatever, I'll leave an hour or so between each change.

By the way, I hardly ever look at the system log on the router because it's just a lot of repetetive self checks, but I did look earlier - lots of different stuff in there relating to todays status changes/disconnects etc, and I saw a few lines where it had tried to change the MTU to 1500 (from 1492) but failed ...do you want to see those logs?

It's OK doing the two reconnects in an hour, just not lots of them .

Not bothered about the logs, but it could be you should be on 1500 MTU. I forget what version of Windows you are on?

It's Windows 7 Pro.

I did ask Zen about the MTU and he said it was fine - I don't think the log ever showed it trying to get 1500 before though, but I only look at it after any changes.
The 1492 was fine on standard ADSL, but the log shows it trying to get 1500 each time it disconnected today.

Perhaps best to just stick with the ADSL2+ and ADSL2 trials for now?

Yes, one thing at a time. But only because two at a time is pushing it at my age.

Yes - getting that way myself! I have to take screen snips or notes everytime I do anything like this or I'd forget what I did!

I see your detection of double entendre is in suspension .