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![]() Hi to everyone, I have a bit of a problem. I've just signed up to One.Tel's 500k broadband service, installed the Speedtouch 330 modem supplied, and it all works fine except for one thing - the connection keeps dropping under two scenarios. 1. When I try to use it on that machine - for example use internet explorer, msn messenger, or ping a remote server. 2. When I do a large download from another machine sharing it over a network, for example streaming a video or downloading an exe. However, it doesnt disconnect when im just browsing the net or using msn from another machine on the network. It also doesnt disconnect if i connect it and leave it... It's on a Celeron 466 machine running a clean install of Win XP Pro with 96MB RAM and an 8GB HDD. Any ideas / patches / fixes? Cheers, bill Oh, and its running the latest drivers, version 3.1 as supplied on the CD. |
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![]() Bill wrote: Hi to everyone, I have a bit of a problem. I've just signed up to One.Tel's 500k broadband service, installed the Speedtouch 330 modem supplied, and it all works fine except for one thing - the connection keeps dropping under two scenarios. 1. When I try to use it on that machine - for example use internet explorer, msn messenger, or ping a remote server. 2. When I do a large download from another machine sharing it over a network, for example streaming a video or downloading an exe. However, it doesnt disconnect when im just browsing the net or using msn from another machine on the network. It also doesnt disconnect if i connect it and leave it... It's on a Celeron 466 machine running a clean install of Win XP Pro with 96MB RAM and an 8GB HDD. Could be a problem with the USB controller on the motherboard which is causing the modem to lose power. If your sharing your ADSL over a network you would probably be much better using a router anyway, not a USB modem. Dominic |
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![]() the connection keeps dropping under two scenarios. 1. When I try to use it on that machine - for example use internet explorer, msn messenger, or ping a remote server. 2. When I do a large download from another machine sharing it over a network, for example streaming a video or downloading an exe. However, it doesnt disconnect when im just browsing the net or using msn from another machine on the network. USB modems use the computer they`re connected to to provide the processing power needed to keep the connection open. Streaming data or otherwise tying up the processor on other things sounds like its using up more of the "free" processor time that the modem is happy with. I had a similar problem on a 1Ghz Duron when playing online games - I was able to force the framerate to max out at 30fps and the problem reduced, but still dropped out uncomfortably often. I moved to a router/modem and haven`t had a problem since, although I did uprate my processor a few months afterwards. -- Please add "[newsgroup]" in the subject of any personal replies via email --- My new email address has "ngspamtrap" & @btinternet.com in it ;-) --- |
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![]() On 29 Aug 2004 05:49:31 -0700, "Bill" strung together this: Does this mean I'd have to upgrade to a router? It's the most sensible option. Doesn't that negate the point of the Speedtouch 330 USB that one.tel gave me free? Yep, but they're not really free, and they're crap anyway. -- SJW A.C.S. Ltd |
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