On Monday 03 December 2007, kstratton@fastmail.us wrote:
It is looking like the solution is one of the following:
1) Buy a new DSL modem that sopports 10 and 100 base T (I think I saw one at best buy, mine only supports 10 base T) 2) Buy a router that I can put linux on so that I can configure the router for 10 base T.this sounds like fun, but the likelyhood of eventually breaking it is great. 3) Buy both a new modem and router. I am confident that my equipment predated the gigabit standard release, so this is not a totally irrational solution (based on the autonegotiation standards). 4) Ignore the issue and kickstart the connection again if the problem re-occurs.
My guess is on #4 for now, but #1 then #2 or #3 is still a possibility.
Thank you everybody for your help. My biggest issue was not realizing that this kind of autonegotiation issue is not very unusual. I REALLY dislike it when I call tech support and my equipment is at fault.
what kind of modem is it ? ive collected a few dsl modems that are just gathering dust in my basement. -mike