On Thu, Dec 07, 2006 at 01:30:43PM +0000, Tom Dawes-Gamble wrote: > On Thu, 2006-12-07 at 10:37 +0000, Jamie Webb wrote:
> > The connection training period is done at BT's end. It's only done
> > once. Reboots after that should not be a problem, for either a modem
> > or a router.
> >
> I don't have first hand knowledge of this. However, it does make sense
> that disconnecting can have an effect on your sync rate.
Potentially, but not a significant one (it might make it faster too...). Most
importantly, it will be stable after a few seconds, not 10 days.
> Let's assume that you have just started of with a shiny new ADSL Max
> line. And your using a router that has a fault that means it can't sync
> correctly so you get a less than ideal rate. The ten days go by and
> your really not happy. You do some checking and find that your router
> is at fault. So you go out and buy shiny a new router. The line should
> now sync at the best rate possible. It would be wrong to remain at the
> degraded rate forever.
In these circumstances, I think it's necessary to ask BT to repeat the
training.
