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The flashing orange light of death

  • 27-05-2005 4:59pm
    #1
    breadmonkey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,608 ✭✭✭


    I'm not exactly a broadband expert so please excuse my ignorant terminlology.

    Firstly, I have Eircom broadband (non-wireless). There are a number of lights on what I think is my modem. Written under the lights are such things as: PWR, SYS, USB, 10/100M, DSL and ACT.

    Every so often the orange light (the ACT one) starts flashing. I know this is not a good thing since it is usually a precursor to the connection dropping. Why does this happen? Is there anything I can do to stop it?

    Thankye


Comments

  • #2
    gibo_ie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 782 ✭✭✭gibo_ie


    ACT should flash each and every time there is a packet transmission afik.
    Acknowledge is what ACT stands for....


  • #3
    breadmonkey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,608 ✭✭✭breadmonkey


    I see, maybe the connection dropping lark is all in my head.

    Thanks


  • #4
    gibo_ie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 782 ✭✭✭gibo_ie


    nahh i am sure your connection does drop (it is eircom after all) but i think it is unrelated..


  • #5
    chorus techy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 419 ✭✭chorus techy


    gibo_ie wrote:
    ACT should flash each and every time there is a packet transmission afik.
    Acknowledge is what ACT stands for....

    Thought it stood for activity, showing whenever the modem was sending / receiving data (ie. being active)

    If your connection keeps dropping, then it is more likely a line problem eg. no microfilters, dodgy extensions, bad cables etc.


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