[Dxbase] DXBase 2006 - staying connected to DSL

Fri Jan 6 15:17:29 EST 2006

Tony
One thing I forgot to mention....to eliminate your router as a source of 
unreliability, try running just that machine without the 
router...directly to your DSL modem.
Ron N5IN
N2TK, Tony wrote:
> Tnx Ron for the idea. I tried Dxtelnet. Haven't used it in a long time but
> am a registered user so I should stay connected. Tried it on 2 different
> PC's. Same problem. So it looks like my problem is with the router/modem.
> Maybe I need to change a setting?
> 73,
> N2TK, Tony
>> -----Original Message-----
> From: 	Ron Stordahl [mailto:ron.stordahl at digikey.com]
> Sent:	Friday, January 06, 2006 10:33 AM
> To:	N2TK, Tony; Dxbase (E-mail)
> Subject:	Re: [Dxbase] DXBase 2006 - staying connected to DSL
>> Simple test. Connect instead with the built in Windows telnet client, or
> any telnet client, such as HyperTerminal and see what happens. I predict
> you will have the same problems, but this would be a good test.
>> Ron, N5IN
>> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "N2TK, Tony" <tony.kaz at verizon.net>
> To: "Dxbase (E-mail)" <dxbase at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Friday, January 06, 2006 9:04 AM
> Subject: [Dxbase] DXBase 2006 - staying connected to DSL
>>>>> I used to stay connected to the internet cluster for days and days on end.
>> Since I upgraded from Dxbase 2005 to DXBase 2006 I can't stay connected
>> for
>> even one day. During this period I also upgraded my router so the problem
>> may not be with DXBase. It is not uncommon to look over at the monitor and
>> see the internet cluster in DXBase isn't connected. I have tried several
>> different IP hosts. I have Keep Alive Timer checked. I tried 5, 10 and 15
>> minutes in the timer minutes box. In fact I have had to reconnect twice
>> already this morning.
>> By the way I am on Verizon DSL, using a Westell modem and a Netgear WGT624
>> v2 wireless router. I am using wired connections to the PC's.
>>>> Any ideas on what settings or anything else I could check with the router
>> and/or Dxbase?
>> Tnx for any feedback.
>> 73,
>> N2TK, Tony
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