Hi Guys,
I know it's been a while but, sadly, whatever is affecting my line is back again.
Things had been relatively fine (bar the thousands of CRC & HEC errors clocking up even when the connection wasn't being used). I was synced at 11Mbps getting a good throughput.
That was, until earlier this week. The dry warm weather arrives and my line starts playing up again. On Sunday, according to RouterStats, the connection was unstable for an hour or so in the middle of the day. Today over a period of 4hrs, RouterStats showed the connection was unstable (and unusable according to a family member. I was at work).
So, how do I trace this fault?
- ISP has tested the circuit and confirmed no fault.
- SFI engineer out in May who confirmed no fault. Dispute ongoing re charges.
- Fault only appears to happen in prolonged periods of dry warm weather.
- Changed router / cabling / filters - fault still apparent.
- Connected at the test socket - fault still apparent.
- Tried different hardware - fault still apparent.
I'm at home tomorrow, and judging by the weather forecast (
http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2652053), I can probably say with some certainty the connection will be unstable at some point.
I'll post a link to the RouterStats data once I have looked through it.
Edit: I thought it might be the router overheating but the router is located in a room that does not get the Sun on it until mid afternoon. It also happened when the router was located in other rooms around the house. The router is warm to touch but not hot.