DSL Always Going Down

[McStitch]

I apologize if this is the wrong section.

See, I use Verizon DSL, and use the crappy Westell 327w model. I have had enough of the constant disconnections. Sometimes it would last awhile, 2 days tops. Still, I do a lot of online gaming so you know how hard it is with a disconnect.

Being fed up with the last disconnect, I brought myself a Linksys Cable/DSL BEFSR41. I went into the Westell and set the VC to "Bridge, Bridge". Then just used the CD for Linksys, and boom-- I'm on the internet using the new router, access to IP page and everything. Everything was going okay for the day.

.... Once again, the DSL light on the Westell starts blinking, and affects my Linksys' connection so I'm back to square one.

I'm not too bright when it comes to computers, so I have no idea how to deal with this. Is there a way I can make the Linksys handle every single thing?

[YeOldeStonecat]

I'd look at the quality of the phone lines coming into your house...all the way up to the jack that your DSL modem is plugged into. In my experience with broadband (both with myself..and clients whos networks I manage)...when the modem drops...the majority of the cause is an old/bum line...somewhere between that wall jack..and the street.

I've noticed a pattern....whenever I have fresh brand new lines run in from the street...and the lines from the NID (where the line comes into the house/building)....all the way to the wall plate...are re-done....the drops go away.

Since internet is important to me...wherever I've lived...apartments, houses, condos....even going back to the dial up days...I needed reliable internet. So I always had fresh lines run in from the street. I hardly ever experience connection drops....if I do...it's a major cause..like the ISP has a major outage in the area.

[rolie]

I had a verizon 327 westell modem/router but it kept disconnecting/restarting. I replaced it with a westell 6100 modem and linksys router and works great.