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16 Jul 2013 13:28 #76984 by admin
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Thanks. Not a single ISP sales person could tell me that.

When you say "analgoue line" you just mean copper pair, right?

What is the exact RAD modem/device model? I'd like to check that.

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16 Jul 2013 15:09 #76987 by jireson
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Well yes a copper pair, but it is installed and presented exactly as a standard analogue line, except it has no voice service on it. If you so wished you could plug a standard BT Analogue device into the socket (although it wouldn't work obviously).

The box is a RAD EtherAccess LA-210 - I suspect it is a bonded SHDSL service in reality.

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16 Jul 2013 15:32 #76988 by admin
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[/quote] I suspect it is a bonded SHDSL service in reality.[/quote]

Which is what I suspected from some of the ISPs...which is why I can't tell if
EFM actually exists.. If it's SHDSL then by those
rules you could call anything "EFM" if it 'ends up' on Ethernet at the premises!

Thanks.

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16 Jul 2013 15:51 #76989 by jireson
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To quote wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethernet_in_the_first_mile

EFM defines how Ethernet can be transmitted over new media types using new Ethernet physical layer (PHY) interfaces:
Voice-grade copper. These new EFM copper (EFMCu), or Ethernet over copper, interfaces allow optional multi-pair aggregation


Copper wires[edit]
2BASE-TL -- defined in clauses 61 and 63. Full-duplex long reach Point-to-Point link over voice-grade copper wiring. 2BASE-TL PHY can deliver a minimum of 2 Mbit/s and a maximum of 5.69 Mbit/s over distances of up to 2700 m (9,000 ft), using ITU-T G.991.2 (G.SHDSL.bis) technology over a single copper pair.

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16 Jul 2013 15:54 #76990 by jireson
Replied by jireson on topic Re: Draytek 2960 Help
Anyway, back to the 2960 and the ongoing issues.

Thank you to Draytek support, David and Manoj, and he guys in Thailand I now have another version of firmware to try.

V2960 107RC2 r2427.

Which translates to version 1.0.7 RC2 - Revision 2427.

I'll report back tomorrow with progress.

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24 Jul 2013 01:09 #77066 by bluestick
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Just to through in my ten cents worth - I have had nothing but problems with the 2960. WAN connections seem to stop routing and the load balancing is truly appalling. I though moving from my trusty 2950 would be a straight forward move but instead I have less hair and bag under my eyes....

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