Yes ppp session is just reconnecting with ISP but the DSL service is no affected at all as you said it will take a minute to resync for a full DSL resync. but did the hops changed? or just the same with less ping,, if you want to try GEA it is ok though it may lead to a DLM reset (I do not know) but if DLM changed anything like applying interleave by default then it would a matter of time and it will be sorted out..
Yep the hops changed to what they were previously (lond2). I want to try GEA because why not? Nothing to lose really apart from being interleaved once again but it will be matter of time when it will vanish. If latency will be worse in terms of peering/routing - but I doubt it, then I'll ask to be migrated back to WBMC and of course I'll be forcing PPP drops to achieve lowest latency possible which should be 9-10ms. If not, then I will be happy with my 10-11ms.
Coming back to dropping PPP I highlighted what exactly changes when I click "disconnect" and "connect". There is nothing about DSL in router logs, only that it connected to internet and IP [xxx]. Last time I dropped it 5hrs ago. Are you sure it's not dropping DSL?
Show Statistics
System Up Time 4 days 06:45:23
Port Status TxPkts RxPkts Collisions Tx B/s Rx B/s Up Time
WAN VDSL Link 265508 411509 0 1685 10648 05:47:41LAN1 1000M/Full 34654560 17189598 0 8122266 11228760 4 days 06:45:23
LAN2 Link Down --
LAN3 Link Down --
LAN4 Link Down --
2.4G WLAN b/g/n -- -- -- -- -- -- --
5G WLAN a/n/ac 1300M 27932420 12319075 0 3246 3440 4 days 06:45:23
VDSL Link Downstream Upstream
Connection Speed 39993 kbps 9995 kbps
Line Attenuation 11.9 db 10.7 db
Noise Margin 23.0 db 18.6 db
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On the other hand, I've heard some routers such as Drayteks can reduce latency by 2ms comparing to routers supplied by ISP. I am wondering if that still might be the same in my case where I already have D7000 and it gives me 1ms lower than Zen's fritzbox 7530.
I'd love to achieve 8ms from north west as some people do @boost I am looking at you