If you have slow speed do this..

[gripen]

OK OK I know.. the following is an arduous process but with crappy speed, its a way to get things going and to get your money's worth.

Objective:
Dodge the "slow speed" token.

Outlook:
Promising

Background:
To use an IP address that does not fall in the constantly rotating slow speed group.

Results:
Good so far.

Method: (WinXP based)
1. In Network Connections right-click "sentech"
2. click Properties, then Networking Tab
3. click on Internet Protocol then Properties
4. Click on "Use the following ip address:"
5. Now choose an IP address in the range (Im not sure how large it is..) 66.18.80.0-66.18.85.255
6. only change the last two numbers. The first can be anything from 80-85. The last number can be anything from 0-255
7. For the DNS server addresses use 66.18.65.1 AND 66.18.68.1
8. Click OK then disconnect/reconnect
9. Check your IP address (start->run->cmd <enter> then type ipconfig)
10. If the IP address matches what you chose, try to ping www.google.com
11. If successful goto step 12 else go back to step 1 and choose a different IP address (chosen address in use)
12. Once successfully connected, go back to the point of step 4 and change it to "Automatically..". Click OK. DO NOT re-dial
13. This way the semi-smart sentech system will lock you onto the chosen IP address until it is placed in the slow speed token bucket or group.

Warnings:
You do this at your own risk. At any time if anything goes wrong, change your IP address to be Automatically provided (DHCP). I am not quite sure what happens when you choose a used IP address but its unlikely. DO NOT leave your IP address as static-make sure you do step 12.

Comments:
Using this method, I obtained normal/decent speeds directly after re-connecting after changing my IP address to that of my choice (static IP).
Good luck!

Proof:
http://sum1.gotdns.com/images/token_before_and_after.JPG

Sentech:
feel free to get your lawyers to contact me. good luck with that.

Feedback?

 

[arf9999]

Tried this.

Ok it works to allocate a static IP. However I can't get any better results with any random IP addresses that I pick. (Note: if you pick an IP address that is already used, the server will not authenticate - gives error 720...makes sense I suppose.)

The question is: Are there FAST and SLOW IP addresses? I don't have any proof of this. So far after trying about 8 different addresses my speed is about the same....cr@p.

The good news is that being able to allocate a static IP does make it easier to configure Voice Over IP, security video, and VPN connections.



MW128, Tower 50 (Northpark Plaza), 12% (No antenna)

 

[gripen]

I reckon that there are two classes of speed problem. It may be either local as in a tower issue or the speed pool situation. In your case you may well be experiencing a local throttle due to policy or perhaps other issues. My tower is going up and down but with my pseudo-static IP Im still getting good speeds since the most recent jump.

Try the range 66.18.81.x

It could be that they are doing this on a randomised basis which would make picking an IP difficult. My guess is that they have a few incoming lines (like 5 or so) and these are different speeds. My guess is that they dynamically switch the 2/5 slow links to IP groups. For example: 8:00-16:00 (time is not a factor, this happens randomly) IP group A (66.18.80.0 upto 66.18.82.37) are on the 1Mbps link then at 16:00 switch over back to one of the 30Mbps links...

Like I said, dont set your static IP permanently. It will cause hassles if someone grabs your IP while the tower is down and dont think support desk will know what the hell is going on.

Pick your IP addresses over a wide range. Dont try .80.1 then .80.234 . I usually grab a random one and sometimes its slow but mostly its better.

 

[arf9999]

Well, so far not so good.

I've tried another 3 random addresses in the range you've given but my speed still sux.
"Your current bandwidth reading is: 24.40kbps
which means you can download at 3.05 KB/sec. from our servers"

hmmm...I think its bedtime. I need to be fresh to receive the call from Sentech support tomorrow[]


MW128, Tower 50 (Northpark Plaza), 12% (No antenna)

 

[TheRoDent]

I can't believe static address assignment actually works...

/Me goes off to test.

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[TheRoDent]

/me looks around in stunned silence. Static address assignement actually works. My god. It doesn't do squat for my speeds though.

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[gripen]

Incredible isnt it? No combined with that, I actually get BETTER speeds. Perhaps I am lucky in choosing a good address or maybe your problems are localised. Im sure my method works though. Its just another tool for the forumite! Not an answer to any problems..

 

[TrXtR]

HAHA, Ok how do I do this in freebsd using ppp ?

 

[TheRoDent]

pppd x.x.x.x:

Or just add

x.x.x.x:

In your pppd options file.


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[regardtv]

The only concern here is that IF they are allowing static IP assignment then the good old radius will not know that the IP's taken and some poor other fool will end up getting the error 720's indicated above.

It's actually TRULY shocking that this works !
** EDIT ***
It's DAMN embarrassing this actually works ... Someone needs to give them the ABC's of ISP ...

Rig

 

[gripen]

Their crude ISP management really screams incompetence. I think their IP group bandwidth sharing scheme is really amateur but thats just my thought. Obviously they think it is sufficient. They did mention that the same IP would be assigned on a re-connect which is the case, but this whole static IP thing is a little silly. I guess they can add "now includes a static IP Address" to nab another 11 or so subscribers...

 

[CrazyMadMan]

Does this work for 256k uers too? as i have tried it and i keep getting dissconected before it connects?

Fantasy is what people want, reality is what they need.

 

[gripen]

I forgot to mention that I only have 128kbps. I think the 196.something range may operate differently. You might not be able to get into the 66.18 range anymore but I wouldnt know

 

[Prescription]

I've tried a variety of ip address ranges and it doesn't want to connect!

Any suggestions on what good ip addresses are out there?

P

 

[gripen]

im still on 66.18.81.117 and getting 75% speed

 

[regardtv]

Sentech has implemented a FIX to prevent fixed IP's. Call Centre was informed this morning.

I personally DONT assign fixed ip's. I use pppoe and request server assigned IP(as I should). Since the fix has been implemented I am getting disconnected DAMN frequently. Anyone else experiencing this ?

R

 

[lewstherin]

Gee I wonder how Sentech found out about the static IP assignments []

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[regardtv]

I hope I'm wrong but it looks like they've also implemented inactivity disconnect ... if this is the case I'm gonna go balistic ... this is supposed to be an "always on - even if farrking slow" service .... not a "on when WE want - always faarrking slow" service.

R

 

[dorris]

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<br />I hope I'm wrong but it looks like they've also implemented inactivity disconnect ... if this is the case I'm gonna go balistic ... this is supposed to be an "always on - even if farrking slow" service .... not a "on when WE want - always faarrking slow" service.
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So... they want to enable inactivity timeouts, thats just great,
The FIX, from here on, I will ensure a consistent p2p running on my machine 24/7, Gnutella host updates should ensure consistent bandwidth usage.[}].
come on Sentech, surely you can find better ways to screw your clients.[xx(]

 

[gripen]

Why would they FIX it so damn quickly? To protect their little bandwidth "sharing" scheme of course. Why could they just not simply leave it working when it was working (we can all testify to that)long long ago. Why must they go fsck with it now? Simple.. just buy more bandwidth dammit or implement a xMbps / y users scheme.