Hi!
Has anyone been having sync issues in the JHB area? Im on a 10mb line and cap with telkom/
I dont have a spare router to check if its my own router dying.
I am able to play dota and games but then randomly for 5mins i will lose sync constantly and then it will work.
Was just wondering if anyone else has the same issue.
Thanks
Here's the thing dude, it could be anything in a mighty bag of possible problems..
It could be that your local DSLAM has software/hardware issues.
Your exchange could be congested and/or have faulty hardware.
It could be your modem, although this one is a bit more unlikely if it's only an intermittent problem.
Your line could be too far from the exchange to maintain a stable synchronization.
Telkom might have an outage somewhere affecting your connection.
And as some have mentioned it might be a POTS filter, but also unlikely if it's an intermittent problem.
If it's a constant problem, then you'll have to start looking at hardware as the DSL port on your router is an analog port that attempts a connection as soon as it detects a voltage. So it could be your router's port, your router itself or maybe a faulty RJ en in an extremely unlikely case, a faulty telephone cable (local cable running from your router to the telephone jack.). It might even be the jack itself.
Remember that your DSL connection is pretty much a circuit all the way from your router to the exchange, so it's best to first isolate the problem to the correct segment of the network. I.e, try figure out where the problem is coming from first, locally. Ideally it would be great if you could borrow a buddy's router to try and establish whether your modem is giving up on life.
Make your decision on where to start looking based on whether it is an intermittent problem or one that's constantly occurring.
Just shout if there's anything there that's not clear
