In article <28k0dal7s0a445uqnmgcovm14kvakrqmec@4ax.com>, drek
<none@none.invalid> wrote:
> On Mon, 2 Feb 2015 03:34:15 +0100, Danny Claude
> wrote:<201502020334158930-antigel@synchronicitycom>
>
> >> http://www.dslreports.com/
> >
> >Thank you for the link.
> >but I keep it however for further explorations.
> >
> Right it's primarily US/Canada and I only found one old review. I
> suppose you could generate some interest if you posted there yourself
> but it's just a thought. Is there no user Forum for Free users?
> http://www.dslreports.com/comments/2816
Yes, free.fr has its own newsserver (for its subscribers only), which
once held many (binaries & discussion) newsgroups.
groups.
proxad.free.adsl, proxad.free.adsl.tv, proxad.free.adsl.degroupage,
proxad.free.divers, proxad.free.ftth) mostly frequented by users
experiencing various issues, and whom can be of some help sometimes
(but no one solved mine recently...).
>
> >To be honest, I can't exclude that the trouble was on my side.
> >I'm using ADSL (and not cable as I mistakenly wrote before), which is
> >known to be sensitive to electrical perturbations.
> >My ISP performed a test from their own installations up to a certain
> >nearer) and said they found no anomaly. However my modem still
> >exhibited huge numbers of transmission errors (classified as FEC, HEC,
> >errors, the ones that lead to garbage on TV reception [though not
> >annoying for other internet services]).
> >That's why they concluded to perturbations on my side.
> >I sincerely can't tell whether they're right or wrong.
>
> That is always the dilema and I wonder if other people in your area
> are having the same trouble. Part of the trouble is pushing the
> technology to the ragged edge to begin with. I'm sorry I can't offer
> anything on the TV specific area it's something I don't deal with.
>
> >As an example, I discovered something quite unexpected while performing
> >tests in search of potential interferences.
> >One day I was unplugging one by one every device in my home, then
> >rebooted each time the modem to see what happened; after unplugging the
> >power supply of an old DVD burner from LaCie (which I almost never use,
> >but that had stayed plugged in for months) the bitrate of my internet
> >connection almost doubled suddenly! (Though the CRC things didn't
> >In order to be sure I replugged/unplugged the power supply several
> >times, and I had the confirmation that this power supply had been
> >
> I'd say you're sure headed in the right direction. I ended up getting
> some good background info at Whirlpool when I was looking for the
> trouble with my cable modem several years ago. I don't know how you
> came up with the specifics about your errors but it can be helpful to
> read the modem logs yourself. If you get specific info about your
> modem you may even find you are able to log-in and make some
> adjustments yourself.
>
> If nothing else you may at least begin to recognize a pattern to
> conditions when the trouble exists. My ISP initially didn't find any
> problem either but I saved parts of the log for a week and sent it to
> support. They ended up coming out and changing the main splitter for
> this area. It doesn't always work out but it's something to do while
> you're waiting. ;)
>
> http://whirlpool.net.au/
> http://whirlpool.net.au/wiki/dsl_modem_and_router_guide
> http://www.adslgeek.com/
Ouch, your second link is quite a comprehensive guide!
As for the 3rd, I don't find my modem since it's made and branded by
They deliver the internet (TV, etc.) and manufacture the device that
handles it at the same time.
As an interesting feature, the designers of the modem made it such that
VLC media player can extract directly the TV streams from the modem and
display it on the PC/Mac screen, and *also record it* under the form of
a .ts file, which can be convenient sometimes (I've made a screen
With some chance, I could be rid of these ADSL problems since my home
Eligible means that all the material stuff (fibers throughout the
storeys) has been completely installed a few months ago, and that I
have to wait until my ISP decides if it's interesting for them to send
technicians who'll bring the optical fiber inside the apartments.
It could be next week or... in three years ;-(
> >Another thing: I'm reluctant to move to another ISP since all others,
> >without exception, encrypt TV programs.
> >They let you record the shows on their hard drives, and watch them as
> >many times as you wish *but* these HDs are formatted in a proprietary
> >manner that prevent users from transferring them to a computer.
> >On the other hand my ISP encrypts programs only for channels that
> >stipulate it (mostly commercial and movie channels).
>
> I expect someone will get that figured out soon enough. w00t!
> Thanks again.
The French law is unclear about that.
When we buy any device containing some piece of memory (computer, hard
drive, USB key, smartphone, digital camera, etc.) we have to pay a
compensate the right that individuals have to record TV programs and
keep them *as long as it is for a private & familial usage only* (as we
did in prehistorical times with VHS).
The collected money goes to authors and right-owners.
encrypted.
As for TV delivered by Internet providers (cable, ADSL, fiber,...), it
seems that the law is not that clear. Most of them forbid the
recordings, and *one* of them still allows (most of) them.
But for how long...?
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Regarding my modem, yes I can interrogate it via a browser, and this is
the kind of page it displays (see below the copy-pasted report, in
French, but not that difficult to grasp).
Notice that the modem has been running for more than 7 days and a half
that I had in 30 minutes just two weeks ago!).
______________________________________________________________________
Etat de la Freebox
______________________________________________________________________
========================
Version du firmware 1.5.20
Temps depuis la mise en route 7 jours, 14 heures, 47 minutes
===========
Etat Ok
Sonnerie Inactive
Adsl :
======
Etat Showtime
Protocole ADSL2+
Mode Interleaved
Descendant Montant
-- --
Marge de bruit 6.50 dB 8.00 dB
FEC 11459064 7836
CRC 2311 0
HEC 84 6722
Journal de connexion adsl :
---------------------------
-- -- --
Mise en route Connexion 12907 / 956
Wifi :
======
Canal 9
========
Adresse MAC Freebox XXXXXXXXXXXXX
Adresse IP XXXXXXXXXXXXX
Adresse IP DMZ 192.168.0.0
Adresse IP Freeplayer 192.168.0.0
Plage d'adresses dynamique 192.168.0.10 - 192.168.0.50
Attributions dhcp :
-------------------
Adresse MAC Adresse IP
-- --
10:9A:DD:5E:63:E1 192.168.0.10
D8:D4:3C:E2:C2:BA 192.168.0.11
-------------------
-- -- --
WAN Ok 0 ko/s 0 ko/s
Ethernet 100baseTX-FD 0 ko/s 583 ko/s
Switch 100baseTX-FD 0 ko/s 0 ko/s
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