netflix, the network destoryer

[RJARRRPCGP]

Originally Posted by shovenose

Don't get me started on my internet connection...
In the evenings when people are watching Netlifx (including me sometimes) the "6Mbps" DSL is more like 0Mbps DSL. Why? Because the AT&T lines and nodes out here suck, (even more than they do anywhere else), and it kicks my modem off the network when it's overloaded. I restart my modem, and it works again for a while, then it kicks me off... sort of an endless cycle.

Seriously, you need to rewire the inside and use shorter telephone wiring and get a real short cord to connect from the jack to the router.
(You can get those short cords from RadioShack)

Then go into the router config pages and see what the reported signal rates are. More important in your context, is the SNR margin.

[shovenose]

Um... I don't think I can rewire my apartment building? LOL!

Is this info useful?
DSL Line (Wire Pair): Line 1 (inner pair)
Downstream Rate Cap: 6016 kbps
Downstream Atten. at 300kHz: 34.5 dB
Uncancelled Echo: -15.7 dB Ok
VCXO Frequency Offset: -39.5 ppm Ok
Final Rx Gain: 29.9 dB Ok
Impulse Noise Comp. Tones: 0 Ok
Excessive Impulse Noise: 0 Ok
Impulse noise protection: 2.21
Delay of latency path: 16.00 ms
Collected for 3 days 23:55:44
ATM Since Reset Current 24-Hour Interval Current 15-Minute Interval Time Since
Last Event
Cell Header Errors: 33195 11003 0 1:40:46
Loss of Cell Delineation: 30155 9306 0 1:40:46
DSL
Link Retrains: 35 12 0 1:40:45
DSL Training Errors: 2 0 0 2 days 7:22:55
Training Timeouts: 0 0 0 0:00:00
Loss of Framing Failures: 52 18 0 1:40:46
Loss of Signal Failures: 53 18 0 1:40:46
Loss of Power Failures: 0 0 0 0:00:00
Loss of Margin Failures: 70 22 0 1:40:46
Cumulative Seconds w/Errors: 770 253 0 1:40:46
Cumulative Sec. w/Severe Errors: 589 204 0 1:40:46
Corrected Blocks: 349689 36166 0 0:30:40
Uncorrectable Blocks: 33451 11345 0 1:40:46
DSL Unavailable Seconds: 1394 417 0 1:40:23

[RJARRRPCGP]

The amount of errors reported is sickening! It might as well have GSCs!

[shovenose]

Originally Posted by RJARRRPCGP

The amount of errors reported is sickening! It might as well have GSCs!

Do you think my modem is at fault? I do not think so as it's the latest model.

[RJARRRPCGP]

Originally Posted by shovenose

Do you think my modem is at fault? I do not think so as it's the latest model.

It could be outside, possibly before the box.

[shovenose]

I guess its outside of my control.
It sucks having nice computers but stuff is still slow because of the internet
Or maybe I'm just having doubts on my new gfx car I bought LOL!

[RJARRRPCGP]

Originally Posted by shovenose

I guess its outside of my control.
It sucks having nice computers but stuff is still slow because of the internet
Or maybe I'm just having doubts on my new gfx car I bought LOL!

The modem still could be bad.

[mattch]

Netflix pisses me off too, great for home but still if you dont have a good connection you and everyone suffers.

Here was my solution: RedBox

Wait for a computer to get a virus (or proactively let a virus on there) then tell them it came from netflix website. Do your computer voodoo and the virus is gone

Of course they will go back, so wait a a few days and find out whos still using it. Throttle thier connection to 56k.... then you get a call and tell them of you must have the netflix virus again. Fix that and warn them again and offer an alternative solution, redbox, of course they will go back to the site. Here you have several choices, fuck with them some more. Redirect the site to something morally disturbing to them (who doesnt run thier own dns servers?) or throttle the connection to those sites.

After throttling the connection stupid sister in law got the drift and my connection speed was resolved (and my router finally had a break). Did i feel bad? Hell no, she didnt pay a dime for ANYTHING. mooch.

[BigTroll]

matt i love the idea if i could get away with using that on the customers at work i would.

[NxB]

After throttling the connection stupid sister in law got the drift and my connection speed was resolved

Or you know... you could just block the netflix domain since you own the router... or throttle it down to unwatchable.

[mattch]

Originally Posted by NxB

Or you know... you could just block the netflix domain since you own the router... or throttle it down to unwatchable.

then i hear "well it works at my friends house or when i take it to work"

it was throttled so it took almost 5 minutes to load the main page. no video was going to play over that.

I tried making it fair for everyone, but some people just dont like cooperating and contributing equally so i had to take a passive aggressive appraoch

In the past i have been accused of "manipulating the internet for no good reason, blocking a few domains would raise the flag so i found a way that makes me look innocent