|
[Date Prev] [Date Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Date Index] [Thread Index]
|
Re: [PLUG] Verizon DSL modem/bridge
|
I'm referring to the device that connects to the phone line. Phone line
--> DSL modem (?) --> Ethernet cable --> router --> PCs
William H. Magill wrote:
On Monday, February 10, 2003, at 03:42 PM, Paul wrote:
Is there a way to communicate with a Westell Wirespeed A90-210015-04
DSL modem/bridge? (They call it a bridge.) I recently had some
trouble which seemed to be solved by power cycling the DSL bridge.
The problem is that the bridge is in a remote location. My wireless
link and router were working fine, so if I could have communicated
with the bridge the problem might have been easier to correct.
Westell does have a Windows-only utility. As you might have guessed,
I'm not running Windows, at least not a Windows computer attached
directly to the bridge. That is a stupid design limitation of the
diagnostic software.
If the problem is with the DSLAM (Digital Subscriber Loop Access
Module) which is probably what you/they are calling the DSL Bridge,
located in the Central Office, there is no way that you can
communicate with it. The RBOCs and CLECs jealously guard access to
this gear.
And yes, power-cycling or otherwise resetting that module is
frequently what is done to "magically" fix your line when "nothing was
done" to fix it.
Note also that if the DSLAM is "wedged" you cannot communicate with it
from the client side anyway. You can only access it (ie reset it) from
the rack-mounted "backplane" in the CO.
_________________________________________________________________________
Philadelphia Linux Users Group -- http://www.phillylinux.org
Announcements - http://lists.netisland.net/mailman/listinfo/plug-announce
General Discussion -- http://lists.netisland.net/mailman/listinfo/plug
|
|