[nzlug] Router dropping WAN connection

[Rob onSlingshot]

Greetings,
A strange thing happened last Saturday.  I called Slingshot technical 
support regarding this problem.  Their response was as follows:

<response>
Hi Rob

Thank you for using Slingshot's Online Help.

The reason for the disconnections is showing up as Lost Carrier. This is 
your router losing the signal on the line, try connecting your router with 
no extension cords or filters and everything else disconnected from the 
line.
If you modem is a Dynalink modem give them a call on 0800 653 962 as it may 
be faulty and they can arrange getting you a new one if necessary.
If it doesn't change anything see if you can get a different router from 
somewhere. If that has the same problem then contact us again and we'll 
probably need to get Telecom to send a technician.

</response>

Then after receiving this message, I disconnected 'everything' from the 
sockets at about 10:00am and re-connected the router 1st, with no splitter 
On reconnecting the phone with a splitter, my phone line appeared dead for 
the whole day.  Broadband was working but I had no dialling tone at all.  I 
even went as far as booking a service call with a Telecom technician.

Then at about 6:00 pm, I picked up the phone and the dialling tone was back, 
furthermore, the router has not dropped the WAN connection since then, i.e., 
8 days now.

I can't explain this but it may help someone else with this problem to 
follow the same procedure.

Best regards - Woodsey


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rob onSlingshot" <woodsey at slingshot.co.nz>
To: "NZLUG Mailing List" <nzlug at linux.net.nz>
Sent: Friday, August 18, 2006 6:44 PM
Subject: Re: [nzlug] Router dropping WAN connection


> Greetings,
> I've now removed the cover too, but I'll probably cut a hole in the top of 
> it and glue a sheet of plastic gauze to it then replace it.  It seems 
> better now and is not dropping the connection as often (only twice since 
> Monday).
>
> Regards - Woodsey