Problem with router, network or Sub station????

[jolab]

Hi,

Maybe someone has had the same problem...
I have had IB for 6+ years now. I have an external Omni antennae and everything else is the same as it has been working for years. Its the old desktop modem (white). I have max signal and can download @ max speed usually.

Symptoms : Iburst is fine and then suddenly, the data light (green) starts flashing (as if lots of bandwitdh is being used - there isn't). everything is dead - no access to internet at all (not slow - dead) after a few minutes of this the iburst router resets itself - All signal light go out, data light turns orange, and then its back up.
This used to happen once every few months but in the last month or 2 this is happening 20-30 times a day.
Its no longer workable.

Rooi, maybe you can tell me if its the router, base station or a problem with the network.

GPS : S33 59.458 E18 28.842

Thanks
Johan

 

[Willy Strong]

I bet money on a new modem!

 

[guest2013-1]

With any wireless network it will be great in the beginning, but as they put more people on the same tower as you, performance will degrade and most often the symptoms are the same as you would describe. In my experience I'm highly doubtful that it's related to your modem. When signal drops entirely or if it can't connect, the modem automatically looks for a new signal. This doesn't mean it reset itself, it may look like it, but it's just looking for a signal at that time.

It may be that they have another tower in your area now, and your modem is doing the same as mine did, jumping around the towers to try and decide which is best to connect to. I had 5 towers in my area (I had LOS since I lived on top of a hill) and in the end I just made a make-shift directional antenna with a pringles can to try and force it to connect to only 1 tower. It worked, but the service still sucked and I opted to go through the process of getting ADSL instead

 

[r00igev@@r]

Have you connceted to the iburst modem via putty. If it is doing a physical reset then it might be the modem itself or the power supply. Start with the power supply as that is the cheapest option first to eliminate.

There haven't been any reported issues in Cape Town area for a while. (Maybe ginngs can confirm?)

Hi,

Maybe someone has had the same problem...
I have had IB for 6+ years now. I have an external Omni antennae and everything else is the same as it has been working for years. Its the old desktop modem (white). I have max signal and can download @ max speed usually.

Symptoms : Iburst is fine and then suddenly, the data light (green) starts flashing (as if lots of bandwitdh is being used - there isn't). everything is dead - no access to internet at all (not slow - dead) after a few minutes of this the iburst router resets itself - All signal light go out, data light turns orange, and then its back up.
This used to happen once every few months but in the last month or 2 this is happening 20-30 times a day.
Its no longer workable.

Rooi, maybe you can tell me if its the router, base station or a problem with the network.

GPS : S33 59.458 E18 28.842

Thanks
Johan

 

[r00igev@@r]

I had 5 towers in my area (I had LOS since I lived on top of a hill) and in the end I just made a make-shift directional antenna with a pringles can to try and force it to connect to only 1 tower. It worked, but the service still sucked and I opted to go through the process of getting ADSL instead

Which pringles works better, the salt and vinegar or cheese and onion?

 

[ginggs]

There haven't been any reported issues in Cape Town area for a while. (Maybe ginngs can confirm?)

All's well here, my link's been up for 14 days. Actually everything been running so smoothly I didn't want to risk breaking things by upgrading from the RB411 to the RB751, will do that this week when the offspring goes back to school.

 

[r00igev@@r]

Which pringles works better, the salt and vinegar or cheese and onion?

Ok, I tried the modem inside the pringles, I tried the antenna inside the pringles and it just made the reception worse.

However, I finally found the right working configuration:

It's not inside but on top...

 

[stepper]

Hi,

Maybe someone has had the same problem...
I have had IB for 6+ years now. I have an external Omni antennae and everything else is the same as it has been working for years. Its the old desktop modem (white). I have max signal and can download @ max speed usually.

Symptoms : Iburst is fine and then suddenly, the data light (green) starts flashing (as if lots of bandwitdh is being used - there isn't). everything is dead - no access to internet at all (not slow - dead) after a few minutes of this the iburst router resets itself - All signal light go out, data light turns orange, and then its back up.
This used to happen once every few months but in the last month or 2 this is happening 20-30 times a day.
Its no longer workable.

Rooi, maybe you can tell me if its the router, base station or a problem with the network.

GPS : S33 59.458 E18 28.842

Thanks
Johan

I have the exact problem as you do, been having the modem for 7 years now.

I'm starting to think its the modem myself, but a new one its too expensive.

 

[stepper]

Seems to have solved my problems. I have a Linksys WRT54GL router and iBurst UTD like you.
This is what I did:
1. Upgraded router's firmware to openwrt firmware (build 13064 mini)
2. Re-Flashed the UTD with the last firmware iBurst have for UTDs (yes its old 2005 firmware from their website)

After all these been having no problems such as constant disconnects and flashing of green data light).

 

[jolab]

Right - I seem have sorted out my problem.

After many days of placing the Omni antennae all over building in various positions, directions etc. I gave up on that. The antennae gave a very strong signal with consistant bandwidth (110KB/s +, 120KB/s average) until it diconnects a few minutes later. Fail.

Unplugged the Omni and I get a weaker signal and about 70KB/s+ - very erratic but still disconnects a few minutes later. Fails

Took some advice from this thread and ate a can of pringles. Cut can in half (longways) and mounted over the modem antennae, facing either of the 2 towers (both tested individually - both in direction of windows and double glass door) I have quite close by. A few hours before disconnect. Better , but still fail.

Faced the pringle can 180 degrees away from either tower (facing a wall). and it has not disconnected for 2 days, bandwidth consistently 100Kb/s+ but varies quite a bit in the 100-130KB/s range . Pass.


WTF?