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wth is d prob with my bsnl home 500?

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mayanks_098
mayanks_098 Original post #1
Jul 10, 2007 at 10:50 PM
hey all.
was thinking of asking this for long but cudnt coz of 2 reasons.
1.i m busy vaccationing
2. its what d prob is,my connection has gone nuts.

so the prob is that my connection is behaving extremely annoyingly.
it just doesnt starts.when i start my router sometimes d 4 led's blink dimly.
i hv 2 restart it by d power bouton on modem,disconnecting d adaptor n plugging it agn etc etc.
n when it does start it goes of within a minute,even though the lights are giving no indication of nethng rong,i mean all lights r der.
i den hv to agn restart it wth my own ways hoping that d for lights will come n i will b able to connect.bt i don thnk der is ne prob wth my connection itself coz wen im unable to load ne pages(wth all 4 lights) n i restart d router n reconnect it works fine,though only for next 1 minute.

sometimes by pure luck it so happens that i get no prob whatso ever. i can disconnect n reconnect on d go.

its extrememly disgusting.
its getting on my nerves.
on my ubuntu fiesty,
when i enter Code: sudo net-setup eth0
it shows me two ethernet devices:
eth0
eth0:avah(or something lik dat)

can dis b a part of d prob?coz earlier i used to see only 1 eth0 device i.e. eth0.
i thought of restoring router to factory default bt im unable to access my router,page cant b displayed error on ie n ff.
n also,i switched to pppoe mode leaving bridge mode wen i installed fiesty n sab.

ne help welcome.
ravi_9793
Jul 10, 2007 at 10:59 PM
I dont think this is an issue with ur ubuntu.However do you have any windows OS installed...I can help you with all regard..But I dont have any idea of Linux OS.
mayanks_098
Jul 10, 2007 at 11:05 PM
i have xp pro sp2-vista ultimate-ubuntu fiesty-sabayon
sam_1710
Jul 10, 2007 at 11:10 PM
hey.. it happens wid my UL900 plan also... i'm running vista ultimate(duh.. the OS is not the problem!! )
mayanks_098
Jul 10, 2007 at 11:16 PM
sam_1710 said:
hey.. it happens wid my UL900 plan also... i'm running vista ultimate(duh.. the OS is not the problem!! )

it happens d same wth u?
i mean does it go off within 1 min evn whn all d 4 lites r on? n all odr symptoms im facing.i bet not
ravi_9793
Jul 10, 2007 at 11:20 PM
mayanks_098 said:
i have xp pro sp2-vista ultimate-ubuntu fiesty-sabayon
I think you are online right now.Log into ur XP. I wil ltry to find ur problem.
mayanks_098
Jul 10, 2007 at 11:21 PM
ravi_9793 said:
I think you are online right now.Log into ur XP. I wil ltry to find ur problem.

yup,im onlin rit nw...
its one of those gud times wen its wrkng fine...
sam_1710
Jul 10, 2007 at 11:23 PM
hmmm... not da exact prob u're facin... but whenever i switch off da modem and switch it on (to cheat rapidshare ;) ;) ) it takes some 10 to 15 mins to get bak the connection..!! :(
To make things worse sometimes the link led glows green instead of the orange - then i have to wait for 2 hours or more to get da connection!!! :(
And ocassionally the link goes off (somethin similar to ur problem!!) :(
ravi_9793
Jul 10, 2007 at 11:23 PM
^^^^^^^^are you loged into win XP??
mayanks_098
Jul 10, 2007 at 11:25 PM
ya,im logged into xp rit nw...
ravi_9793
ravi_9793 #11
Jul 10, 2007 at 11:26 PM
start-->>run-->>type this command
cmd
Command prompt will open.
There give this command
ping 192.168.1.1
mayanks_098
Jul 10, 2007 at 11:28 PM
ravi_9793 said:
start-->>run-->>type this command
cmd
Command prompt will open.
There give this command
ping 192.168.1.1

done it...
ping wrking properly.
ravi_9793
ravi_9793 #13
Jul 10, 2007 at 11:30 PM
ok now ping ur DNS server address ..like this
ping 202.56.230.6 -t

I have taken 202.56.230.6 as ur server address.You replace this number with ur own BSL DNS server address.
mayanks_098
Jul 10, 2007 at 11:37 PM
ravi_9793 said:
ok now ping ur DNS server address ..like this
ping 202.56.230.6 -t

I have taken 202.56.230.6 as ur server address.You replace this number with ur own BSL DNS server address.

done it...
n wen i pinged 192.168.1.1 n my dns add,218.248.240.135
it pinged 4 only 4 packets,while for dns add 218.248.240.79 it continued pinging
ravi_9793
ravi_9793 #15
Jul 10, 2007 at 11:41 PM
becoz u this time u gave command like this
ping 218.248.240.79 -t

There sud be 4 lights on ur modem..as follow:
1) Power-->> Shows ur modem is getting electric power
2) Link-->> shows the connection betwwen ur modem and BSNL exchange
3) DATA-->> will blink when you do any data transfer through modem (like while surfing internet).
4) PC/USB-->> shows the connectivity between ur modem and computer.

Now tell me..which light doest not work sometimes??
mayanks_098
Jul 10, 2007 at 11:50 PM
hmm...
sometimes wen i start d pc,all four lights r der.i mean ideally wen u start router,ur 1,2 n 3 lights r on n den link light goes off,it comes back n den comes data light.it doesnt happen many times.

n recently whats happening is even after d router lights work ideally,aftr i connect im unable to load ne pages after say 1 min.i hv to agn restart d router n also take care that it starts deally n nt dat all 4 lights cum all @ same time.
n sometimes d lights glow very dimly,as if der is low volatage or sumthng.n i bet low voltage is nt a prob here wer i live so dats out of ques.
ravi_9793
ravi_9793 #17
Jul 11, 2007 at 12:28 AM
When ever you face such problem.Ping 192.168.1.1
If you get proper reply from 192.168.1.1..than Ur modem is fine.If you are not getting proper responce..than there is some problem in ur modem.

And than ping 218.248.240.79 -t
If you are getting loss..than there is problem from BSNL side.You cant do anything.Call customer care.
mayanks_098
Jul 11, 2007 at 12:53 AM
will do..

no sol as of nw?
ravi_9793
ravi_9793 #19
Jul 11, 2007 at 12:58 AM
I think everything is working fine now........so,there is no sloution for nw.Keep working.Just follow the steps I have said when U get problem.