[TriLUG] OOOOTTTT: Known Sprint/Xytel 645R Issue?

[gregbrown at mindspring.com]

Brian:

I have one of these units at a remote location at the Outer Banks which has 
been running without incident for over two months.  I am going to be changing 
my 654r to bridge mode the next time I travel down there so I'll keep a close 
eye on how it operates in router vs. switch mode.

Does this unit support syslog?  I would imagine that you may be able to syslog 
back to your linux server then look to see if something odd was sent out just 
before lockup.  Also, can you ping the device or nmap it using TCP or UDP?  

If you hear of any bugs with this unit off-list please I would really appreciate it 
if you could send me information on any issues.  Support a client five hours 
away is no fun if you have equipment that keeps locking up!  :)

Greg

-----Original Message-----
From: Brian Henning <brian at strutmasters.com>
Sent: Oct 28, 2004 1:11 PM
To: TriLUG <trilug at trilug.org>
Subject: [TriLUG] OOOOTTTT: Known Sprint/Xytel 645R Issue?

Just wondering if anyone has any experience with frequent-ish lockups of the 
645R ADSL modem.  Ours seems to hang (the lights stay on but no one is 
home...no traffic moves) fairly regularly.  It's operating in bridge mode, 
so I wouldn't think it would be anything like routing tables getting full or 
whatever, but what I really know about its inner workings amounts to 
slightly less than a hill of beans.  At any rate, only power cycling the 
modem restores connectivity.  I don't enjoy having to do this every few 
weeks.

Thought I'd ask around and see if I should consider hounding Sprint for a 
replacement unit.

Thanks,
~Brian

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Brian A. Henning
Strutmasters.com
866.597.2397
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