RE: DSL connection problems to iSeries (clarification)

The "overworked router" being one of the DSL's routers, I assume...there's
not a problem on the iSeries side; I would have been one of the first
victims.

There are still telco folks out there thinking a 2-pound ball-peen enforcer
upside the demarc solves data problems.  

Thanks for the insight!

-reeve

> -----Original Message-----
> From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:midrange-l-
> bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of John Taylor
> Sent: Friday, April 16, 2004 6:35 PM
> To: 'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'
> Subject: RE: DSL connection problems to iSeries (clarification)
> 
> Reeve,
> 
> I've seen this numerous times on our own DSL service. Because our's is a
> managed service, I'm able to get the Telecom's network people to hunt
> down the problem for me. So far, it's always been an overworked router.
> The AS/400 periodically attempts to validate a given connection. If it
> doesn't get a response back during this validation, it drops the
> connection.
> 
> Try adjusting the following parameters to minimize your problem:
> 
> Parameter             Command
> ----------            ---------
> TCPKEEPALV    CHGTCPA
> TIMMRKTIMO    CHGTELNA
> 
> 
> Good luck,
> 
> 
> John Taylor
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Reeve
> > Sent: Friday, April 16, 2004 3:55 PM
> > To: Midrange-tech-L@Midrange. Com
> > Subject: DSL connection problems to iSeries (clarification)
> >
> >
> > The specific problem is frequent connection drops: she goes
> > through periods where she can't establish a connection, even
> > though her DSP service appears to we working properly.
> >
> > -rf
> >
> 
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