On Jul 27, 10:22*pm, Jeff Liebermann <je...@cruzio.com> wrote:
> On Sun, 27 Jul 2008 20:14:45 -0700 (PDT), m...@sushi.com wrote:
> >What I was hoping this thread was going to cover is quality of DSL
> >modems.
>
> Ummm... this is a wireless newsgroup. *We don't do no stinkin wires.
> You'll probably do better in a DSL harware newsgroups.
>

Yeah. (I'm the OP) I was also hoping for DSL modem lists of have and
have nots, quality wise.

And yeah, I understand about posting in a wireless NG, but I get my
networking from a wire, before it goes wireless.


> Reviews of some DSL modems (in UK).
> <http://www.thinkbroadband.com/reviews.html>
>
> The real difference between the various modems is in the DSL chipsets.
> <http://www.chipweb.de/dsl/index.php?menu=1&level=9>
> Sure, there are problems with flaky router sections, lack of fail safe
> timers, and lousy firmware, but those come and go as firmware gets
> updated. *However, if you're after connection reliability, stability,
> uptime, and speed, it's the chipset that makes it happen.
>
> Incidentally, I have not seen a DSL modem that hasn't hung at some
> point.
<snip>

Well, my follow up so far is that by removing the duty from the DSL
modem to provide both connectivity and DHCP to the router (I believe
it's in BRIDGE mode now) I have avoided the 'Earthlink is going to run
diags now..." bullshhhhh it got to doing every night.

So, I never got around to changing out the other DSL modem after all.

TBerk