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Zyxel Prestige 660HW-61 Router owners on ADSL Max...

Last post 31-12-2006, 11:55 PM by David Rickard. 0 replies.
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  •  31-12-2006, 11:55 PM 23555

    Zyxel Prestige 660HW-61 Router owners on ADSL Max...

                         Menu 24.1 - System Maintenance - Status           23:48:09
    Sun. Dec. 31, 2006
    Node-Lnk Status TxPkts RxPkts Errors Tx B/s Rx B/s Up Time
    1-PPPoA Up 22123795 26784123 0 121 0 632:15:03
    2 N/A 0 0 0 0 0 0:00:00
    3 N/A 0 0 0 0 0 0:00:00
    4 N/A 0 0 0 0 0 0:00:00
    5 N/A 0 0 0 0 0 0:00:00
    6 N/A 0 0 0 0 0 0:00:00
    7 N/A 0 0 0 0 0 0:00:00
    8 N/A 0 0 0 0 0 0:00:00
    My WAN IP (from ISP): 82.70.x.x
    Ethernet: WAN:
    Status: Tx Pkts: 26133226 Line Status: Up
    Collisions: 0 Rx Pkts: 22680838 Upstream Speed: 448 kbps
    CPU Load = 3.36% Downstream Speed: 2944 kbps
    Press Command:
    COMMANDS: 1-Reset Counters ESC-Exit


    You may want to take note of the uptime there - 26 days! I had all sorts of silly problems with ADSL Max some time ago. I was always running THE latest firmware, BT tested the line umpteen times, and between myself and Zen we went through the diagnostics countless times.

    Now, I have a hunch my router was fighting the DSLAM when it was trying to re-sync the connections. The DSLAM was dropping the connection, but the router was trying to keep it up, then the two were fighting. Recently Zyxel released a new firmware, which I put on. I noticed something with this new firmware. Firstly, the WAN light is always orange, whereas it used to be green when connected, only orange whilst syncing. Secondly, in the status page it shows "Standard:ADSL_G.dmt", whereas it USED to say "Standard: mixed". The firmware is here: http://www.zyxel.co.uk/web/support_download_detail.php?sqno=122543

    This in particular applies to the 660HW-61. I would imagine similar firmwares are out for other variants of the 660HW series. 

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