Interference w/ DSL signal etc

[Ahura]

I read around that stuffs in yur house, tv, light, etc can affect the signal. Well, I just want to know really quick that if I have to run an extension tele wire, which connect directly to modem, behind my a microwave and then tv shelf w/ all the wires, vcr, dvd etc, would that cause my DSL signal to be disrupted?

I currently have DSL from AT&T and recently it has been acting really strange, just often moar. One day everything would be jolly, but then the connection would just crap out and cannot even load FF's google page w/out lag worse than Dial-up. The only way to "fix" that so far is I could only wait it out and it would work jolly again.

I download big files alot, em...moderately would sound better. 500mb-1-3gig and of course the system pretty much on 23/6. Does this affect the overall speed over time?

Also, if yu accidentally once dropped a PS/2 keyboard connector on the modem, Speedstream 4100, pretty audible would that cause any serious damage to the modem?

Thanks

[DSCHIEF]

Originally Posted by Ahura I read around that stuffs in yur house, tv, light, etc can affect the signal. Well, I just want to know really quick that if I have to run an extension tele wire, which connect directly to modem, behind my a microwave and then tv shelf w/ all the wires, vcr, dvd etc, would that cause my DSL signal to be disrupted? I currently have DSL from AT&T and recently it has been acting really strange, just often moar. One day everything would be jolly, but then the connection would just crap out and cannot even load FF's google page w/out lag worse than Dial-up. The only way to "fix" that so far is I could only wait it out and it would work jolly again. I download big files alot, em...moderately would sound better. 500mb-1-3gig and of course the system pretty much on 23/6. Does this affect the overall speed over time? Also, if yu accidentally once dropped a PS/2 keyboard connector on the modem, Speedstream 4100, pretty audible would that cause any serious damage to the modem? Thanks

I have the same modem from PacBell, they're pretty rugged.

On the performance side, call your ISP, they can test your line for Signal to noise ratio.

My house is 30+ yrs. old, I got my Phone Co. to come out and replace the junction box on the side of the house. The old copper terminals were green & cruddy.

now they are all new and shiny. Makes a difference!

[glc]

Reboot your modem and router periodically.

[Ahura]

Hmm....I see

Thanks

2 quick ones. The signal to noise ratio, I also read around that the higher it is, meaning signal over noise, the better ja. And say if mine is liek low, near 6db, 6 is what I read as bad, then what could I do to improve it?

Another, I currently have Dynamic IP and I was assigned liek 5 or so. I just want to know if the 5 that they said to assigned to me are liek all that I could ever get or is there way that I could renew them.

[glc]

If your SNR is that low, you either have a line problem or you are too far from the phone switch to support your provisioned speed.

AT&T is single dynamic real IP. You can have as many private IP's as you want when you use a router.

[Ahura]

I see, oh lol I was just giving an example, worst case scenario since 6db is what I seen as bad.

[glc]

When I was doing onsite work for AOL DSL, I could not leave site till the SNR was 10 or better.

[Ahura]

Huh?

So the higher is better basically....

[shadowpr]

How do you find out what the SNR is?

[glc]

Through the modem's Web interface or by installing modem monitoring software.