Re: Modem funkiness ... again
On Tue, 06 Feb 2001 13:47:18 +1100, hogan <hogan@netspace.net.au> wrote:
>Ok.. Debian system, running testing, kernel 2.2.17
>
>For some strange and unknown reason, the great modem slowdown has happened
>again.
>
>The machine had been up for close on 12 days - and had been connecting
>everywhere without a problem. Today I went to go poll my mail from my windows
>machine, and it's running reaaaaaaalllllly slooooowwwwly and then eventually
>times out.
>
>Switched ISPs (I keep two accounts with different providers) .. no change this
>time.
>Rebooted machine.. No change..
Two words: Noisy line.
Always check for the obvious stuff before looking for exotic problems,
it'll save you a *lot* of brain-sweat. ;)
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